Buffett-backed BYD to use Baidu Apollo's autonomous driving technology in its EVs as it raises its game against Tesla, domestic rivals | South China Morning Post

BYD, China's biggest electric vehicle (EV) builder by sales, will enlist the help of Baidu's autonomous driving technology to make its cars more intelligent as it raises its game against Tesla and domestic rivals . The Shenzhen-based maker of batteries and cars, which is 7.9 per cent owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has picked Baidu, China's biggest search engine and artificial intelligence company, to supply its ANP (Apollo Navigation Pilot) smart driving services and products, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The two companies, which already have a joint venture in the EV arena, are expected…