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Honda has announced a partnership with SenseTime, a Chinese startup valued at over $1 billion with expertise in artificial intelligence. According to Tech Crunch, SenseTime is a leader in object recognition technology and will combine its AI and deep learning skills with Honda’s AI and autonomous technologies to ensure self-driving cars operate safely in urban areas. Alongside the duo’s work on autonomous vehicles, the partnership will expand joint activities in robotics. SenseTime secured $410 million in investments from a series B funding round earlier this year, reportedly the largest private financing round ever closed by an AI startup. Additionally, it is thought that the technology company will secure a $227 million investment from Alibaba before the end of the year. Carscoops

Honda will reveal its new 3E Robotics concept, a range of experimental robotic technologies displaying the company’s vision for the future of mobility, at the CES 2018. The range will consist of four different robotic concepts, including an autonomous off-road vehicle with AI, a small-sized electric mobility concept with cargo space, a chair-type concept for use in both indoor and outdoor spaces and a companion robot that can show compassion through facial expressions. Honda will also have on display their Mobile Power Pack World, which includes a portable, swappable battery pack for electric vehicles, complete with a recharging system that can be used at home, recreation or during a natural disaster. A battery exchange concept that can store and charge mobile power packs will also be present, as well as the latest partnerships of Silicon Valley-based Honda Innovations with various startups. Honda will debut its latest robotic and mobility concepts at the CES 2018 on January...