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Didi-Aion JV to make unmanned vehicles

The autonomous driving unit of Didi Global Inc signed a deal with GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co Ltd, a major Chinese NEV maker, to set up a joint venture to mass-produce unmanned vehicles for ride-hailing services. This is the first such attempt in China to promote large-scale production of autonomous new energy vehicles or NEVs through a joint venture between autonomous driving companies and vehicle enterprises, Didi said. The move is part of a broader deal Didi's autonomous driving unit inked with Aion to deepen their partnership. The first mass-produced model under the joint venture will be connected to Didi's ride-railing network in 2025, which is expected to promote the accelerated commercialization of Level 4 autonomous driving vehicles.

Fair competition review system to improve

China will further improve its fair competition review system to accelerate the building of a unified domestic market that is efficient, rule-based, open and encourages fair competition, the country's market regulator said on Friday. The State Administration for Market Regulation said it will solicit public opinion on a draft version of the regulation on fair competition review starting Friday. The regulation will further fine-tune stipulations for the following areas: market access and exit; free flow of goods and factors; factors affecting production and operation costs; and factors affecting production and business behavior. It will also further optimize handling of exceptions to provide guidance in a focused manner and establish a fair competition review system for major policy measures at the local level on the basis of self-review.

ABB opens carbon neutrality project

Swiss tech giant ABB inaugurated a carbon neutrality project on Thursday in the eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, Fujian province. The "Mission to Zero" at the ABB Xiamen Hub project demonstrates ABB's journey to carbon neutrality with the company's own smart energy management, smart integrated energy storage system, building automation system, i-bus lighting control system and electric vehicle chargers, the company said. With the installation of 100,000-square-meter rooftop solar panels, the project's rooftop photovoltaic system will achieve energy decarbonization by 50 percent

Xinhua - China Daily