2017年CRI Didi Labs opens its doors in the US（在线收听）

China's Didi Chuxing has officially opened its U.S.-based research lab, which will focus on artificial intelligence and intelligent driving technologies. [Photo: vsharing.com]

Didi has opened up a new corporate research center in California.

Didi Labs will focus mostly on artificial intelligence and intelligent driving technologies.

This follows on the heels of Didi obtained its first local online operating license in Tianjin last week.

For more on this, CRI's Paul James spoke earlier with Mike Bastin, Director of the China Business Center at Southampton Solent University in the UK.