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Alibaba Group Buys Stake in Autonomous Robotaxi Firm DeepRoute

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Online retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has invested $200 million in autonomous driving developer DeepRoute.ai Ltd. Founded in 2019, DeepRoute is developing SAE Level 4 “full-stack,” self-driving capabilities for Tier 1 automotive suppliers, ride-hailing services, and logistics providers. Its DeepRoute-Sense II systems include multiple sensors including cameras and lidar, “bird's-eye view” vehicle detection, and semantic mapping and real-time positioning technology.…


AutoX Demonstrates Autonomous Robotaxis in ‘Urban Villages’

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…The company is backed by Alibaba and has partnered with automakers including Honda. In addition, AutoX said it is the second company to obtain permission from the California Department of Motor Vehicles for completely driverless vehicles. AutoX navigates urban villages Unique to China, so-called urban villages are ultra-high-density residential neighborhoods in major cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou, according to…


Xpeng Announces Hong Kong IPO, Could Raise $2B for Electric, Autonomous Vehicles

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…AVs Xpeng, whose investors include Alibaba, raised $900 million in Series C+ financing in August 2020. The company raised $1.5 billion in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and The Wall Street Journal said the company has a market value of about $32 billion. Several of this year's top transactions in robotics and related technologies have been…


AutoX Marks 100 Days of Fully Autonomous RoboTaxi Service in Shenzhen, China

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…and eight high-resolution 4D imaging radars. Corporate partners of AutoX include Alibaba Amap, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Honda, Dongfeng Motors, Shanghai Auto, BYD, Chery Automobile, Pengcheng Taxi, LetzGo Taxi, and DST. Top investors and strategic partners include Capital Today, Alibaba AEF, Dongfeng Motor, Shanghai Motors, MediaTek, and more.


Meituan Raises $10B to Develop Robotic and Drone Delivery

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…Markets. Meituan's e-commerce rivals include Alibaba Group, Amazon.com, and JD.com. All of them are actively developing delivery robots and drones or are partnering with autonomous systems providers. Other companies working on delivery robots include Daxbot, Eliport, Postmates, Refraction AI, Tortoise, and Unity Drive Innovation. Kiwibot last week launched Version 4.0 of its eponymous robot and partnered with Segway. Chipotle invested…


AutoX and Honda China Collaborate on Autonomous Vehicle Testing on Public Roads

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…to Honda, AutoX's partners include Alibaba Amap, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Dongfeng Motors, among other automotive companies. Its investors include Capital Today, Alibaba AEF, Dongfeng Motors, Shanghai Motors, and MediaTek. Honda to expand autonomous vehicle testing in China In this partnership, Honda said it use AutoX’s experience to deepen the partners' understanding of China’s traffic environment, establish public acceptance of…


Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world

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…launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba as the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it would probe alleged monopolistic behavior. SAMR is investigating the company’s practice of forcing merchants to sign agreements that prevent them from selling their products on competitor’s platforms. Resistance is also increasing in Europe. On December 15, the European Commission announced a proposed package…


COVID-19 Has Brought Cloud Services to Forefront, GlobalData says

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…such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and IBM; cloud-based collaboration and application providers; telecom operators providing cloud services; cloud connectivity partners; and colocation data centers. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted several examples of processes that can be digitized and virtualized,” Bicknell continues. “Google has told job seekers it will conduct all interviews virtually via Google Hangouts for the foreseeable future.…


Report: Global Next-Gen Supply Chain Market to More Than Double to $75B by 2030

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…Lineage Logistics, Kenco Logistic Services LLC (KLS), DSC Logistics, Cainiao Network (Alibaba), Amazon.


Manufacturing in the USA vs. China: AI could be the tipping point

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…cloud AI conglomerates such as Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, and Tencent have all made AI in smart manufacturing a key priority in their business strategy. Manufacturing giant Foxconn even spun out Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a company focusing on developing software and building hardware, including precision tools, servers for cloud services, and robots, to accelerate its digitalization effort. However, despite the…


The Big Picture: Business as Unusual

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…the business model developed by Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company that facilitates consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales. The model hinges on IT infrastructure that leverages existing independent delivery and warehousing firms to perform the physical storing, picking, packing and delivering. “The rationale was that no two or three companies could do this on their own, and now Alibaba connects 3,000…


Using Third-Party Logistics Providers to Chase Amazon’s Ecommerce Fulfillment Proficiency

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…leading e-commerce businesses, such as Alibaba and Amazon. Download Now! Amazon’s Move into Delivery Logistics Many industry players and experts are waiting anxiously to see what innovations Amazon will come up with next – and above all, whether Amazon will enter into delivery logistics under its own banner. Download Now! Amazon’s Stranglehold This report aims to pull back Amazon’s cloak…


Toyota Industries Corporation to Acquire Vanderlande for 1.2 billion euros

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…leading e-commerce businesses, such as Alibaba and Amazon. Download Now! Precise Cross-Belt Sortation: Unlocking Efficient E-Commerce Distribution In the burgeoning e-commerce market, speedy delivery and diverse offerings are customer expectations, and the ability to deliver these via a seamless customer experience will increasingly separate leaders from laggards. Download Now! Five Ways to Optimize Your Distribution Center For E-Commerce Fulfillment Today’s…


Why the Tech Giants are Focusing on Trucks and Ships

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…by CB Insights. What’s more, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced earlier this year that the Chinese giant would invest nearly $16 billion dollars in logistics over the 5 to 8 years, while a Chinese logistics provider in which it invested $256 million dollars is contemplating an IPO. To top it off, Uber’s own Uber for Trucking app was soft launched…


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