ZYT readies AI that can outdrive its own CEO on Shenzhen streets

The chief executive of Chinese autonomous drive startup ZYT says the AI system his company is about to debut is already a better driver ​than he is on the crowded streets of Shenzhen.

ZYT, a spin-off ​from Chinese drone maker DJI, will demonstrate what it calls a “mobility foundation model” at the Beijing auto show in April. It’s a ​system CEO Shen Shaojie, 39, describes as a cost-saving departure from the way autonomous drive systems have been built and trained.