China's Didi launches Silicon Valley research hub

Brain power boost: The Didi statement said that "dozens of leading data scientists and researchers have joined the team"

Chinese ridesharing leader Didi Chuxing has opened a Silicon Valley research hub, where it will join the race with other tech companies for autonomous driving.

The Didi Labs centre in Mountain View – which is also the home of Google – will focus on "intelligent driving technologies," according to a statement Wednesday.