DeepRoute.ai 'maps' out seamless driving with Tencent

Chinese autonomous driving startup DeepRoute.ai said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Tencent Holdings Ltd in the field of map. The joint solutions will be integrated in consumer vehicles set to debut this year, encompassing a range of car models such as sedan, sport utility vehicle and multi-purpose vehicle.

The move marks the first commercial implementation of both the Driver 3.0 Mapfree solution developed by DeepRoute.ai and Tencent Standard Definition Map.

In conjunction with Tencent SD Map, which provides real-time road situations and traffic information, the Driver 3.0 Mapfree solution can offer smoother lane changes, elevated performance on high-curvature roads, and cost-effective scalability across various cities.

Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai, said the company looks forward to expanding smart driving functions to international markets.

"We hope that this cooperation will be the beginning of continuous innovation in the future, providing low-cost and high-performance intelligent driving solutions for the automotive industry and accelerating the mass production of high-level intelligent driving," said Zhong Xiangping, vice-president of Tencent, and president of Tencent intelligent transportation and mobility.