David Kirton | ReutersBEIJING — Deeproute.ai, a Chinese startup developing autonomous driving systems, announced a $100 million funding round Tuesday from an undisclosed automaker, while emphasizing close ties with chipmaker Nvidia .
The startup is also in "deep cooperation" with Nvidia, Zhou said, noting "in-depth discussions" with the chipmaker's CEO Jensen Huang.
Zhou spoke on "Commercializing mass-produced autonomous driving solutions" at Nvidia's closely watched GTC AI conference in March.
Those maps, used by autonomous driving companies such as Alphabet's Waymo, give a car a detailed picture of city streets.
Chinese autonomous driving software developer WeRide went public on the Nasdaq last month, while robotaxi operator Pony.ai has filed for a U.S. IPO.
Persons:
David Kirton, It's, Maxwell Zhou, Zhou, Jensen Huang, Deeproute, Orin, Japan Deeproute, Tesla, Elon, WeRide, Pony.ai
Organizations:
Reuters, Nvidia, Wall, CNBC, Huawei, Nasdaq, Industry
Locations:
Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Reuters BEIJING, Deeproute, U.S, Japan, California