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DiDi Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving unit of ride-hailing company DiDi, which raised RMB 2 billion in a Series D round in October 2025. It runs driverless passenger trials in demonstration zones of Guangzhou and Beijing, bookable through the DiDi app, and named the UAE as its first overseas market.

Headquarters
not published
Parent
DiDi Global
Backers and partners
GAC Group, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund, Zhongguancun Science City growth fund, Guangzhou Guanghua Fund
Founded
not published
Vehicles
R2 (GAC Aion V based), R1 (Volvo XC90 based)
Technology
R2 carries 33 sensors and a tri-domain fusion computing platform above 2,000 TOPS; mass production at GAC Aion completed January 2026.
Website
not published

Cities

Beijing - Public driverless rides (free)BeijingGuangzhou - Public driverless rides (free)Guangzhou

Timeline

  1. Beijing: Public driverless rides (free) - R2 driverless passenger trials in selected demonstration zones source
  2. Guangzhou: Public driverless rides (free) - R1 open to the public with round-the-clock fully driverless passenger trials source
  3. Beijing: Driverless testing - Fully driverless tests in Beijing since start of 2025 source
  4. Guangzhou: Driverless testing - Fully driverless tests in Guangzhou since start of 2025 source
Profile sources (3)
  1. Didi Rolls Out Next-Gen Robotaxi R2 for Driverless Passenger Trials - China EV Home, 1 Sep 2026
  2. Didi and GAC Aion launch robotaxi test fleet - electrive, 28 Jan 2026
  3. Didi Autonomous Driving raises RMB 2 billion in Series D funding - TechNode, 11 Oct 2025

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