China’s self-driving truck leaders say AI breakthroughs won’t accelerate rollout — here’s why

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Rapid developments in AI by large language models don’t translate directly into autonomous driving.
“The world’s best linguistics [expert] doesn’t mean he’s a good driver,” said Pony.ai CEO James Peng.
Inceptio, a self-driving truck startup, is still sticking to its timeline for a mid-2028 commercialization milestone, CEO Julian Ma told CNBC.

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