China Law & Policy Expert | Founder & CEO, SINOTALKS® | Founder & Former Director, Stanford Law School's China Guiding Cases Project | Expert Witness in U.S. court cases
After #BYD announced that it has licenses to test Level-3 (i.e., “conditional automation”) #autonomousdriving on high-speed roads in #China, the company’s ambition to move into the autonomous vehicle industry has become clear. However, BYD’s path to success in this industry is unlikely to be smooth because of competition from #WeRide, a forerunner with a strong foundation in the industry. Equipped with Level-4 (i.e., “high driving automation”) technology, WeRide has put into operation multiple innovative products, including #Robotaxis, #Robobuses, and #Robovans, What factors contribute to WeRide’s success? Drawing on her extensive experiences in studying Chinese companies, especially those in the #technology industry, and her meetings with specialists who are familiar with the autonomous vehicle industry in China, Lin Liu (Lin L.) shares her analysis in this article. #sinotalks https://lnkd.in/gZAzm2qf
