China's technology companies toy with making own auto models

Baidu's Apollo autonomous vehicle system is fitted to two vehicles parked outside the company's headquarters in Beijing on Dec 7, 2020.- China Daily/ANN

BEIJNG (China Daily/ANN): With vehicles starting to resemble smart devices rather than simply equipped machines, tech companies are capitalising on the dramatic changes in the auto industry.

China's search-engine leader Baidu Inc is considering making its own electric vehicles, according to Reuters.