AV is an industry where Chinese players have a lot to offer

AV is an industry where Chinese players have a lot to offer | AV is going to be an industry that we think the Chinese have a lot to offer and we're working with these Chinese partners today as we speak.

AV is going to be an industry that we think the Chinese have a lot to offer and we're working with these Chinese partners today as we speak.

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  "context": "AV is going to be an industry that we think the Chinese have a lot to offer and we're working with these Chinese partners today as we speak.",
  "verbatim": "AV is going to be an industry that we think the Chinese have a lot to offer and we're working with these Chinese partners today as we speak.",
  "conv_cues": "going to be; we think",
  "direction": "HAPPEN",
  "timeframe": "Going forward",
  "conv_level": "HIGH",
  "milestones": [
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      "kind": "llm_pre_event",
      "label": "Baidu Apollo Go operating in 20+ Chinese cities, expanding to Dubai/Korea",
      "notes": "HIT — Apollo Go already in 20+ cities with Dubai/Korea pilots. Validates Khosrowshahi's 'Chinese have a lot to offer'.",
      "source": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/global-robotaxi-race-heats-up-between-us-and-chinese-rivals.html",
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      "expected_date": "2026-06-30",
      "observed_date": "2025-11-20",
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      "kind": "llm_post_event",
      "label": "Chinese AV permit suspension lifted, fleet expansion resumes",
      "notes": "Risk factor — if not lifted, undermines Chinese-AV-leadership thesis.",
      "source": "https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/china-suspends-new-av-permits-after-baidus-mass-outage/",
      "status": "pending",
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      "confidence": 0.7,
      "source_url": "https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/china-suspends-new-av-permits-after-baidus-mass-outage/",
      "expected_date": "2026-08-31",
      "research_origin": "deep_research",
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        "to": "2026-12-31",
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      "label": "Pony.ai triples robotaxi fleet to 3,000+ vehicles in 2026",
      "notes": "Evidence Chinese players have substantial AV scale. Recent China AV-permit suspension after Baidu mass-stall is risk factor.",
      "source": "https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/25/pony-ai-aims-robotaxi-fleet-3000-2026/",
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      "source_url": "https://cnevpost.com/2025/11/25/pony-ai-aims-robotaxi-fleet-3000-2026/",
      "expected_date": "2026-12-31",
      "research_origin": "deep_research",
      "measurement_criterion": "Pony.ai (PONY) discloses fleet size ≥3,000 robotaxis by end of 2026 (vs <1,000 end-2025)"
    },
    {
      "kind": "llm_pre_event",
      "label": "Uber-Pony.ai or Uber-WeRide commercial partnership announced",
      "notes": "Khosrowshahi explicitly said 'we're working with these Chinese partners today'.",
      "source": "Uber press releases, Pony.ai investor communications",
      "status": "pending",
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      "expected_date": "2027-03-01",
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        "to": "2027-12-31",
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