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Volocopter tested its VoloCity air taxi in South Korea. (Image credit: Volocopter) As tech and auto giants continue to toil on their autonomous vehicle projects, according to one Geely executive, such technology will come to flying cars more quickly than road vehicles. Despite regulatory barriers and ethical issues, self-flying cars…

(Source: JiDU) According to Tianyancha APP, on Friday, JiDU Automobile, a joint venture between Baidu and Geely, applied for an autonomous driving patent. According to the abstract of the patent, the autonomous driving method will plan the route through the map positioning module while the environment monitoring module is able…

(Source: TechSci Blog) Jiemian reported on Thursday that a source related to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group learned that Geely will launch a converged online car-hailing platform called ‘Xingfu Qianwanjia’, which means ‘bringing happiness to tens of thousands of families’ in Chinese. The platform is focused on self-operated compliance capacity and…

Jidu Auto, an electric vehicle venture launched by tech giant Baidu and automaker Geely, has hired former Nio and Ford executive Izzy Zhu (Zhu Jiang in Chinese) to lead the company’s user development and community efforts, a key pillar of its retail and marketing strategies. Zhu joins Jidu following a…

Geely’s commercial vehicle brand, Farizon Auto, unveiled its first premium electric semi-truck, called the Homtruck, in Shanghai on November 8, 2021. (Image credit: Geely) Geely unveiled on Monday an electric semi-truck model. The company said to deliver the model with highly autonomous driving functions in 2024. Such a commercial vehicle…

Chinese auto maker Geely, which owns Volvo, Lotus and other car brands, has unveiled a hybrid electric truck it says will go on sale in 2024 offering all the comforts of home. Launched yesterday by Geely's commercial vehicle brand, Farizon Auto, the "Homtruck" is named to reflect that it's a…

Also, Geely's Zeekr has hired a former autonomous driving lead of Huawei, and more...Read More

Zeekr, a premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of automaker Geely, has hired Chen Qi, former head of research and development of Huawei’s autonomous driving department, Chinese media Caijing reported Wednesday. Chen has been appointed as vice president of autonomous driving at Zeekr and will report directly to An Conghui, Geely president…

Jidu Auto, a joint venture between Chinese search engine company Baidu and automaker Geely, has been testing its first electric vehicle prototype with automated driving capabilities, Chinese media reported Tuesday, citing Wang Weibao, head of Jidu’s autonomous driving. Jidu expects its early prototype to accommodate assisted driving on Chinese highways…

(Source: Geely) On Sunday, Geely Auto Group held the “Smart Geely 2025” event in Hangzhou. At the event, the company announced the first self-developed SoC “Intelligent Cockpit Chip” built with 7-nm technology, the new powertrain technology brand “Leishen Powertrain” and the “Smart Geely 2025” strategy. The chip will be mass-produced…