Etiqueta: safety

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- BYD has won Singapore s landmark pilot program for autonomous bus services, becoming the lead supplier in the country s first officially app

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On October 11, BYD officially put the long-range edition of its Han sedan, onto the market, introducing both DM-i (PHEV) and EV (BEV) varian

It’s a showcase of extremes and a reminder that driving dreams evolve with technology.

With Gasgoo Daily, we will offer daily important automotive news in China. For those we have reported, the title of the piece will include a hyperlink, which w

When it was announced that BYD’s sales had overtaken those of Tesla, there was those who put the blame squarely the erratic behavior of Elon Musk. In reality the Chinese company had been building up

On Thursday, October 2, a consortium comprised of BYD, MKX Technologies and Zhidao Network Technology was awarded a contract with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) for autonomous buses to start driverless public operation in the second half of 2026. BYD currently has over 300 electric buses BYD in operation or on order in Singapore. The initial pilot phase will add 6 autonomous vehicles alongside existing buses on the 191 and 400 lines, with potential to add another 14 buses in the trial phase. However, this could increase rapidly, with the LTA planning to have 100-150 autonomous vehicles on the road. As CNA reports:"This phased approach enables LTA to progressively scale up the deployment of autonomous buses, while ensuring bus operations remain reliable and safe… AV buses will complement existing buses, allowing us to maintain routes with lower ridership or introduce new services that are hitherto difficult to introduce due to manpower constraint."

At Busworld, BYD has introduced its first high-floor electric bus for the European market: the B12.b HF.

MEUDON, France (Reuters) -Renault's low-cost brand Dacia on Monday unveiled a prototype electric mini-car that could cost less than 15,000 euros ($17,625), potentially providing a competitive alternative to low-cost Chinese electric vehicles. The "Hipster Concept", which could go into production if the European Union agrees to create a new small car category, is tiny, only 3 metres (9.84 ft) long and weighing less than 800 kg (1,763.7 lb). The shortest car on the market in Europe today, Leapmotor's T03 city car, is 62 cm longer.

BYD has set out its latest expansion plans in the UK and European markets, including the introduction of its eBus Platform 3.0.