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  "id": 20203874,
  "title": "TechCrunch Mobility: The Nvidia backup plan for China’s self-driving industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/techcrunch-mobility-the-nvidia-backup-plan-for-chinas-self-driving",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-15T17:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
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    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/15/techcrunch-mobility-the-nvidia-backup-plan-for-chinas-self-driving-industry/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, TechCrunch Mobility explored the future of transportation and the role of AI in it. The focus was on the challenges facing China's self-driving industry and Nvidia's possible backup plan in light of Jensen Huang's resignation.\n\nLeo Wang, CFO of Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, spoke about the industry's struggles with demand outpacing supply of Nvidia chips. To address this, the company is becoming more efficient with training models by using mid-tier compute resources and turning to domestically produced chips for AI training.\n\nWang also noted that Chinese companies have been preparing for tighter export controls on Nvidia chips, having been developing alternatives for a few years. May Mobility, for example, plans to use the Volkswagen all-electric ID. Buzz for its global ride-hailing platform, targeting the deployment of more than 10,000 autonomous vehicles by 2031.\n\nThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Waymo software recall from a year ago, after numerous reports of robotaxis illegally passing school buses. This came after a software update intended to fix the issue. Tesla's Cybertruck production will end next summer, while the company expands its robotaxi service to San Antonio, Texas. Meanwhile, Uber is launching a new parking reservation service, and United Airlines is restricting access to AI agents for booking flights and managing reservations.",
  "summary": "Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.",
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        "title": "Chinese spy, chip sales, Trump ties... The Nvidia scandal deepens",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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