Russia imposes heavy fine of Rs 735 crore on Google

BYD joins hands with Momenta to develop autonomous driving technology

Many companies in China are now rapidly working on autonomous driving technology. Earlier this month, SAIC Mobility launched an autonomous robotics test ride in Shanghai as a trial run in partnership with Momenta.

BYD, a Chinese automobile company, has now joined hands with Momenta, a startup focused on autonomous driving technology. Under this partnership, both the companies will work on autonomous driving technology, also known as autopilot mode. The new and advanced autonomous technology will be used on some of BYD's car models and for this the two companies have together invested CNY 100 million (approximately Rs 120 crore).

China's popular and leading automobile company BYD has joined hands with Momenta to develop autonomous driving technology, news agency Reuters reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. This joint venture will be called DiPi Intelligent Mobility and is based in Shenzhen.

The agency has been informed by the person associated with the matter that BYD has invested CNY 60 million (about Rs 70 crore) in this joint venture, while Beijing-based Momenta has invested CNY 40 million (about Rs 50 crore) in it. .

The person said that "Level 2 Plus" autonomous driving capabilities will be added to some models in the initial scope of work. Level 2 semi-autonomous cars have technology that can take care of almost all aspects of driving, from steering to acceleration and braking, but still let the driver take control when needed.

Many companies in China are now rapidly working on autonomous driving technology. Earlier this month, SAIC Mobility launched an autonomous robotics test ride in Shanghai as a trial run in partnership with Momenta.

Not only this, last month Chinese search engine giant Baidu and self-driving startup Pony.ai got approval to launch a paid driverless robotic taxi service in the Chinese capital Beijing.

Russia imposes heavy fine of Rs 735 crore on Google

A Moscow court has said it is fining Google 7.2 billion rubles (about Rs 735 crore) for failing to remove illegal content.

Google Google has been fined heavily in Russia. A Moscow court has said it is fining Google 7.2 billion rubles (about Rs 735 crore) for failing to remove illegal content. This is the first major revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia. In a campaign this year, Russia has increased the pressure on large companies. This is being seen as an attempt by Russia to tighten control of the Internet. Critics say it threatens personal and corporate liberties.

According to Reuters, in an e-mail, Google has said that it will study the court's decision before deciding on further steps. All this year, Russia has imposed small fines on foreign tech companies. Friday's fine was imposed for the first time on a percentage of the company's annual Russian business. Due to this the amount of fine has increased significantly. Reuters calculations showed that it is around 8 percent. 

Russia has ordered tech companies to delete posts that promote information ranging from drug abuse to domestic weapons and explosives. Google has had to pay a fine of more than 32 million rubles (about Rs 3 crore) this year in cases related to content infringement. 

Last week, a Russian businessman claimed victory over Google in a case. Russia has given time till January 1 to 13 foreign technology companies, including Google and Meta. These companies will have to operate from Russia itself, otherwise they may face possible sanctions. 

It is worth noting that recently Facebook has paid 1.7 crore rubles (about Rs 1.73 crore) as fine. In Russia, this fine was imposed on the company for not removing illegal content. A report by the Interfax News AgencyIt has been told that there is a possibility of imposing a bigger fine on the company. The report also states that the messaging app Telegram has also paid a fine of Rs 1.5 crore (about Rs 1.53 crore). These companies are accused of repeatedly violating Russian law on content and due to this, a percentage of their annual revenue can be charged as fine.