China

China is testing more driverless cars than any other country

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The world’s largest experiment in driverless cars is underway on the busy streets of Wuhan, a city in central China with 11 million people, 4.5 million cars, eight-lane expressways and high bridges over the muddy waters of the Yangtze River. A fleet of 500 computer-navigated taxis, often without safety drivers in them for backup, buzz … Read more

ESA-China lunar collaboration may end with Chang’e-6

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HELSINKI — European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration may end despite successful cooperation on the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA provided a payload for China’s remote lunar sampler return mission Chang’e-6, which launched on May 3. The mission aims to collect and return samples from the lunar far side, providing unprecedented insights into the moon’s composition and … Read more