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Chinese self-driving truck startup faces financial woes

Autonomous-driving truck start-up Autra.tech is experiencing financial difficulties, local media report.

The Beijing-based company struggles to sustain its R&D, along with its operations, according to an internal letter from CEO Fei Ding.

In response, Autra.tech has implemented salary cuts for employees.

It has also halted development of new vehicle models and paused acceptance of new orders.

Recent autonomous driving developments

Timeline
04-Nov-2024 🚗 Chinese autonomous driving firm secures $100m for expansion
  • DeepRoute.ai secures $100M funding for growth.
  • Plans to boost vehicle installations from 20k to 200k.
12-Dec-2023 🚗 WeRide gets license to test autonomous driving in Singapore
  • WeRide secures licenses for testing in Singapore.
  • First company with permits in 4 countries for self-driving.
03-Aug-2023 🚗 In 50 Words: XPeng’s VP of autonomous driving steps down
  • XPeng’s VP of autonomous driving resigns
  • Li Liyun to lead after Wu’s departure
03-Nov-2021 🚗 Temasek backs $101m top-up of autonomous driving tech firm
  • Autobrains raises $101M for AI driving tech
  • Funds to expand global market presence and safety tech
19-Mar-2021 🚗 Report: Autonomous driving firm Momenta nets $500m from SAIC, others
  • Momenta secures $500M for autonomous tech
  • Funds to expand workforce and improve technologies

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