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CTOnews.com, May 30 (Xinhua)-- according to Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Wang Weibao, the head of self-driving in Jidu, has resigned due to personal reasons. "Jidu will continue to focus on the research and development of intelligent automotive products. At present, the work related to intelligent driving in Jidu is presided over by CEO Xia Yiping, and everything is normal for testing and generalization tasks," the newspaper reported.

Wang Weibao, an expert with rich experience in self-driving, once worked as the head of computer vision technology at Apple and founded medical artificial intelligence company Singularity.AI,2020 in 2018 as chief technology officer of Neolithic unmanned vehicles. In August 2021, he joined Jidu Automobile, co-founded by Baidu and Geely, in charge of smart driving. At present, the whereabouts of Wang Weibao is not clear.

Jidu Motors, founded in March 2021, is 55% owned by Baidu and 45% owned by Geely, and its first model is expected to begin delivery in the third quarter of 2023. However, CTOnews.com noted that Jidu did not participate in the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show.

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