Xiaomi acquires autonomous driving firm as it looks to boost nascent electric vehicle business

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Xiaomi's electric and autonomous vehicle ambitions will pit it against China's other technology giants in what is becoming an increasingly crowded space

Wang Gang | Visual China Group | Getty Imageshas acquired an autonomous driving start-up, jumping into an extremely competitive area, while trying to diversify its business beyond smartphones.

Xiaomi said Wednesday it had acquired Deepmotion for around $77.37 million to "enhance the technological competitiveness" of its electric vehicle business.and invest $10 billion over the next 10 years. The acquisition could help bring autonomous driving features to the cars Xiaomi eventually produces, a feature being developed by many automakers for next-generation electric vehicles.

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