{"slug": "bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business", "title": "ByteDance denies plans to enter smart driving business", "summary": "ByteDance denied reports that it plans to enter the autonomous driving sector, stating it has no plans to develop a smart driving business. The company said it is conducting early-stage research in frontier AI large model technologies, including Physical AI, but not autonomous driving.", "body_md": "ByteDance has denied reports that it plans to enter the autonomous driving sector. Recent media reports claimed the company was exploring autonomous driving, with a particular focus on driverless logistics, and that the initiative would fall under the automotive division of ByteDance’s cloud platform, Volcano Engine. Responding to China Star Market, ByteDance said: “ByteDance is conducting early-stage research and exploration in frontier AI large model technologies, including Physical AI. However, we have no plans to develop a smart driving business.” [[China Star Market](https://www.chinastarmarket.cn/detail/2424611), in Chinese]\n\n[News Feed](https://technode.com/category/news-feed/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business", "canonical_source": "https://technode.com/2026/07/14/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business/", "published_at": "2026-07-14 05:55:57+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 06:22:35.146373+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-research"], "entities": ["ByteDance", "Volcano Engine"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bytedance-denies-plans-to-enter-smart-driving-business.jsonld"}}