China self-driving startup seeks to cut vehicle costs with road sensors

Allride.ai hopes to overcome barriers to widespread use of Level 4 automation

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Allride.ai's cars have a notable lack of equipment on their exterior because much of the technology needed to guide them is on roads instead. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)

NORIYUKI DOI and YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writers

SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU -- One of China's most closely watched startups in the field of self-driving technology aims to cut the cost of autonomous vehicles by moving sensors out of the car and into the environment.

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