Sina Technology news, on the afternoon of October 22nd, recently, Didi's autonomous driving announced the completion of round C financing of 0.298 billion US dollars, with guangzhou automobile group leading the round and Didi participating. The financing funds will be used to increase investment in autonomous driving technology research and development, accelerate the launch of the first Robotaxi mass-produced vehicle.

In April this year, Didi's autonomous driving and GAC Aian's joint venture company Andi Technology has obtained its business license, and both parties will deeply integrate leading autonomous driving technology and mature experience in new energy vehicle manufacturing to launch the first mass-produced L4 model by 2025.

Didi's CTO and Didi's autonomous driving CEO, Zhang Bo, stated that L4 autonomous driving technology can significantly reduce traffic accidents, significantly improve traffic efficiency, and is one of the most important technological revolutions in the next decade of the AI era. The safe and robust development of autonomous driving requires key breakthroughs and deep integration at the AI, mass production manufacturing, and operational network levels. The strategic support from guangzhou automobile group and Didi further solidifies Didi's strategic layout in these three core capabilities. Didi's autonomous driving will continue to firmly invest in technology, steadily promote the application of autonomous driving technology, actively undertake social responsibility, and create more value for users and the industry.