Market conditions in China, regulatory changes there and its brands’ speedy vehicle development threaten to put the United States behind in developing autonomous driving technologies, experts say.
Direct comparisons are rare, given the lack of Chinese vehicles in the United States and data-sharing restrictions between the two nations. But that’s changing. Tesla Inc. last week said its Full Self-Driving Supervised is launching in China with an update coming shortly following years of delays. Google affiliate Waymo LLC is poised to compete against China’s Baidu Inc. in London. And Chinese brands are expanding into more markets globally — including North America.
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