While global corporations, and trying to have an impact on the Chinese market, "homegrown giants" have a more significant administrative resources and local knowledge, and therefore often lead independent development, competing with the services and products offered by overseas or European competitors. In particular, the search giant Baidu in the creation of automotive autopilot used their digital maps and server resources, and the company provided BMW "car part". Prototypes created together BMW and Baidu, have demonstrated the ability to move independently on the streets of Beijing.
Reuters has reported that Baidu and BMW have announced intentions to continue further development of active driver assistance systems apart, leaving only partial cooperation. It is reported that the partners had some differences in terms of the further development of such systems, and no one dared to compromise. However, both companies have learned their prototypes to overtake other vehicles in city traffic, and it is considered an important milestone in the development of "autopilot". BMW will continue to use Baidu digital maps, and is not going to curtail research and development in China.
Baidu is now in talks with a number of potential partners, and Chinese automakers whether it supports almost without exception. In any case, the prototypes have already demonstrated with the autopilot Chery, BYD and BAIC Motor. In turn, Baidu does not waive the testing of prototypes in the US. The Chinese company said that cars with the autopilot in small batches will be released already in 2018, and by 2021 will have a sufficient spread.
It is noteworthy that the Chinese authorities do not pay special attention to the development of standards for information exchange between intelligent cars.