Autonomes Fahren: Softbank investiert $500 Millionen in Didi Chuxing

Softbank investiert 500 Millionen Dollar in Didi Chuxing’s Sparte für das Autonome Fahren.

China’s Didi Chuxing said on Friday it had completed a fundraising round of over $500 million for its autonomous driving subsidiary that was led by SoftBank Group’s new Vision Fund 2.Softbank announced its $108 billion Vision 2 Fund in July 2019. It’s one of the largest funds of its kind. The objective of the Vision Fund 2 is to facilitate the continued acceleration of AI-based technologies through investment in „market-leading, tech-enabled growth companies.“Didi Chuxing operates one of the world’s largest transportation networks in China and is developing self-driving vehicles it hopes to add to its ride-hailing fleet.