The Chinese start-up AutoX has published a video in which one of its autonomous robot taxis masters Chinese rush-hour traffic without a driver. The message of this spectacular test drive is clear: If you pass here, you'll make it everywhere. What is the secret of the Chinese tech company?
By Frank Sieren
The human rights organization ECCHR had filed criminal charges against several German textile brands and retailers with the Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe. The accusation: companies such as Hugo Boss and Lidl are said to have directly or indirectly profited from forced labor of Uyghurs in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The lawsuit is the harbinger of increasing pressure on companies doing business in China. Now the companies are reacting.
By Felix Lee