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Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

DeepRoute.ai unveils ‘affordable’ advanced autonomous driving solution for mass production. The L4 solution’s price point is the same as L2 solutions.

DeepRoute.ai unveils ‘affordable’ advanced autonomous driving solution for mass production | KrASIA

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DeepRoute.ai unveils ‘affordable’ advanced autonomous driving solution for mass production

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Content

Creative

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Douban repeatedly slapped with fines for failing to censor content. It was penalized 20 times, with the total reaching RMB 9 million for the year to date.

Douban repeatedly slapped with fines for failing to censor content | KrASIA

Douban repeatedly slapped with fines for failing to censor content

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Douyin

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content. Operators were charged with “accepting bribes by a non-state functionary.”

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content for profit | KrASIA

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content for profit

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Chinese ride-hailing companies ordered to improve drivers’ pay and labor conditions. Ride providers must also disclose their commission caps.

Chinese ride-hailing companies ordered to improve drivers’ pay and labor conditions | KrASIA

Chinese ride-hailing companies ordered to improve drivers’ pay and labor conditions

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Wechat unblocks more links to rival apps and websites. It will soon allow users to share listings of goods on e-commerce sites run by other companies.

WeChat unblocks more links to rival apps and websites | KrASIA

WeChat unblocks more links to rival apps and websites

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

Retail

Pinduoduo’s share price tanks as online sales fail to impress. The online retailer faces economic headwinds on slowing consumer demand.

Pinduoduo’s share price tanks as online sales fail to impress | KrASIA

Pinduoduo’s share price tanks as online sales fail to impress

Baidu

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads. Robotaxi fares may be double that of existing taxi services.

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads | KrASIA

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads

Chinese regulator halts updates of Tencent’s apps for data protection inspections. This comes after China implemented stringent personal information laws.

Tencent app updates halted by regulator for data protection inspections | KrASIA

Tencent app updates halted by regulator for data protection inspections

Xpeng

Electric Vehicles

Xpeng posts strong Q3 results boosted by sales growth. The company delivered a record 25,666 vehicles in the quarter despite widening losses.