DiDi led a $281.1m Series D round in DiDi Autonomous Driving.

DiDi, a mobility technology platform that offers ride-hailing, taxi-hailing, designated driving, hitch, and other forms of shared mobility, led a $281.1m Series D round in DiDi Autonomous Driving, an autonomous vehicle technology company developing, testing, and commercializing self-driving systems and robotaxi services, with participation from Zhongguancun Science City Technology, Beijing Information Industry Development, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry, Guangzhou Guanghua, and GAC Group. The new funding comes as DiDi Autonomous Driving targets to start delivering its first Level 4 autonomous driving vehicles by the end of this year and then kick off their pilot operations in cities like Beijing and Guangzhou.