Didi's Autonomous Trucking Arm KargoBot Becomes Independent Firm
Didi's Autonomous Trucking Arm KargoBot Becomes Independent Firm
KargoBot has become an independently operated company and received an investment of over RMB 450 million, according to local media.
據當地媒體報道，KargoBot已經成為一家獨立運營的公司，並獲得了超過4.5億元人民幣的投資。
Didi Chuxing's autonomous driving freight division KargoBot has become an independent company in a bid to be more flexible.
滴滴出行的自動駕駛貨運部門KargoBot已成為一家獨立公司，以求更靈活。
KargoBot has become an independently operated company and has received an investment of over RMB 450 million yuan ($61.5 million) from investors including Chinese conglomerate Erdos Group, local media outlet 36kr reported today.
據當地媒體36kr今天報道，KargoBot已經成為一家獨立運營的公司，並從包括中國企業集團鄂爾多斯集團在內的投資者那裡獲得了超過4.5億元人民幣(6150萬美元)的投資。
The independent operation is to allow KargoBot to develop more flexibly, raise funds separately, advance external partnerships and accelerate commercialization, the report said, citing a person familiar with the matter.
報道援引一位知情人士的話說，獨立運營是為了讓KargoBot能夠更靈活地開發，單獨籌集資金，推進外部合作夥伴關係，並加快商業化進程。
An hour after that 36kr report was published, another local media outlet, Cailian, cited a response from KargoBot saying the report was true.
在36kr報道發佈一小時後，另一家當地媒體Cailian援引KargoBot的回應稱，該報道是真實的。
KargoBot has been upgraded from Didi's self-driving business to a startup to accelerate the scaling of self-driving solutions in the trunk logistics sector, the company told Cailian.
該公司告訴財聯，KargoBot已經從滴滴的自動駕駛業務升級為一家初創公司，以加快幹線物流領域自動駕駛解決方案的規模。
After the independent operation, the majority shareholder remains Didi Autonomous Driving, according to 36kr.
據36kr稱，獨立運營後，大股東仍為滴滴自主駕駛。
The KargoBot project began in 2021 and began loading mass-produced L4 autonomous trucks on October 10 of this year, the report noted.
報告指出，KargoBot專案始於2021年，並於今年10月10日開始裝載批量生產的L4自動駕駛卡車。
KargoBot currently has a total of 150 autonomous heavy-duty trucks, mainly transporting coal and other commodities in northwest and north China.
KargoBot目前共有150輛自主重型卡車，主要在中國西北和北部運輸煤炭等商品。
Didi began autonomous driving research and development in 2016. In August 2019, Didi upgraded its autonomous driving division to an independent company.
滴滴從2016年開始研發自動駕駛。2019年8月，滴滴將其自動駕駛部門升級為獨立公司。
On October 12, GAC said it plans to invest up to $149 million, along with a local company, in Didi's autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, Voyager Group Inc.
10月12日，廣汽集團表示，計劃與一家本土公司一起向滴滴的自動駕駛汽車子公司旅行者集團(Voyager Group Inc.)投資1.49億美元。
($1 = RMB 7.3126)
(1美元=7.3126元人民幣)
GAC to invest in ride-hailing giant Didi's autonomous driving unit
廣汽將投資叫車巨頭滴滴的自動駕駛部門