{"id":335368,"date":"2017-03-09T12:58:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T04:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1462619"},"modified":"2017-03-09T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T04:58:07","slug":"chinas-didi-chuxing-opens-u-s-lab-to-develop-ai-and-self-driving-car-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/chinas-didi-chuxing-opens-u-s-lab-to-develop-ai-and-self-driving-car-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Didi Chuxing opens U.S. lab to develop AI and self-driving car tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

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China\u2019s Uber rival Didi Chuxing has officially opened its U.S.-based research lab. The new center is part of a move to suck up talent beyond Didi\u2019s current catchment pool in China, particularly in the areas of AI and self-driving vehicles, but it doesn\u2019t signal an expansion of its\u00a0service into North America.<\/p>\n

The existence of the research center itself isn\u2019t new. Last September, TechCrunch wrote that Didi had hired a pair of experienced security experts<\/a> based in the U.S. \u2014\u00a0Dr Fengmin Gong and Zheng Bu \u2014 to lead the center, which works closely with another China-based facility\u00a0that opened in late 2015, but now it is officially open.<\/p>\n

Dr Gong will lead the facility in Mountain View, and his team of \u201cdozens of leading data scientists and researchers\u201d will include former Uber researcher Charlie Miller. Miller rose to fame in 2015 when he hacked a journalist\u2019s vehicle from a laptop 10 miles away<\/a>\u00a0in a pre-arranged stunt to demonstrate\u00a0vulnerabilities within the automotive industry.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s job seems much like his role at Uber according to tweets he sent out today. His defection is noteworthy since it appears to be the first major poach that Didi has made from Uber, and it falls in the self-driving car space where\u00a0Uber has made a huge push.<\/p>\n

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My job is to make sure the assisted driving and autonomous systems developed and used by Didi are resistant to external attacks and threats.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Charlie Miller (@0xcharlie) March 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Didi is looking to make an early impact in Silicon Valley through a partnership with Udacity around self-driving vehicles. The two companies announced a joint contest inviting teams to develop\u00a0an Automated Safety and Awareness Processing Stack (ASAPS) to increase\u00a0driving safety for both manual and self-driving vehicles. Five finalists chosen will get a shot at the $100,000 grand prize and the opportunity to work closer with Didi and Udacity on automotive projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" China’s Uber rival Didi Chuxing has officially opened its U.S.-based research lab. The new center is part of a move to suck up talent beyond Didi’s current catchment pool in China, particularly in the areas of AI and self-driving vehicles, but it doesn’t signal an expansion of its\u00a0service into North America. The existence of the research center itself isn’t new.… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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