China's Didi Chuxing raises $300 million for autonomous driving unit

  • Didi Chuxing's autonomous driving unit also raised over $500 million in May last year.
File photo of the logo of Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing (REUTERS)
File photo of the logo of Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday it has raised $300 million for its autonomous driving unit, tapping investors to expand its technological know-how in the field for a second time since last year.

Investment firm IDG Capital led the funding while CPE, the Russia-China Investment Fund, Guotai Junan International and CCB International were among the investors participating, a representative for Didi said.

Some of the investors also recently invested in Didi's freight unit.

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One of the many auto and tech firms investing heavily in self-driving technology, SoftBank-backed Didi has gained open-road testing licences in California, Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou. It first began to develop and test autonomous driving vehicles in 2016.

Didi's autonomous driving unit raised over $500 million in May last year.

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First Published Date: 28 Jan 2021, 16:55 PM IST
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