GAC Aion, DiDi Autonomous Driving to co-develop driverless NEV model

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Aion, the electric vehicle subsidiary of GAC Group, announced on May 17 the strategic cooperation with DiDi Autonomous Driving as both parties plan to jointly develop a fire new driverless new energy vehicle (NEV) model. GAC Aion, DiDi signing agreement; photo credit: GAC AionUnder the agreement, the two companies will explore a joint venture partnership and project cooperation for intelligent vehicle development, combining DiDi Autonomous Driving's hardware & software R&D advantages with GAC Aion's NEV design & manufacturing capabilities and the resource of autonomous car platform. “DiDi will continue to increase investment in the R&D of autonomous driving technologies to make future transportation and travelling safer and more efficient. We are pleased to explore in-depth collaboration with GAC Aion to co-develop a fully driverless factory-installed car model available for mass production,” said Zhang Bo, CTO of DiDi and CEO of DiDi Autonomous Driving. The company launched last year the Aion LX capable of Level 3 autonomous driving thanks to the ADiGO3.0 autopilot system.