China's self-driving boom creates huge demand for high-tech talents
10:42 Automobiles are no longer just simple transportation tools. Instead, they are becoming advanced transportation vehicles with multiple functions such as automatic pilots and smart
Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit
The handling of user data in China has become a delicate matter for American tech companies operating in the country. Apple’s move to store the data of its Chinese customers in servers managed b
Where is Huawei headed after chip shortage?
A Huawei outlet in Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing, China, May 14, 2021. /CGTN As some of Huawei's flagship 5G smartphones continue to be in short supply, its chip shortage headaches and n
Investors chide Toyota’s Toyoda for questioning combustion car ban
Some Toyota Motor shareholders have criticized its President Akio Toyoda for questioning Japan’s plans to ban conventional cars only days after the firm said it was rev
Lidar startup Innovusion closes $64M round led by Temasek
More investors are joining the wave to bet on lidar, the remote sensing method that uses laser light to measure distances and has garnered ample interest from automakers in recent times. But it’
Chinese EV maker NIO is stepping outside of China for the first time
Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO has chosen a Norway — an EV hotspot — for its first foray into international markets. NIO Norway will offer a European version of ES8, NIO’s flagship electric SUV, t
$11 billion is no ordinary number
The Xpeng P7 electric vehicle is displayed outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., August 27, 2020. /VCG Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author
