Behind Didi's autonomous driving investment from Valeo

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Didi Autonomous Driving and Valeo signed a strategic cooperation and investment letter of intent. Valeo will make a strategic investment in Didi Autonomous Driving and jointly develop intelligent safety solutions for L4 driverless taxis (Robotaxi). As a company in the field of L4 autonomous driving, Didi Autonomous Driving has a team of more than 900 people so far, with more than 200 autonomous driving vehicles in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and has achieved mixed dispatching in the operating areas of Shanghai and Guangzhou. In May this year, Didi Autonomous Driving signed a deepening cooperation agreement with GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. and jointly launched the unmanned new energy mass production vehicle project - "AIDI Plan".