A Consortium of Chinese companies which are being spearheaded by China's search engine Baidu are leading the country's self-driving charge in the United States. Baidu is set to announce its first vehicle manufacturing partners for its self-driving software in the next few weeks.

The inaugural edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) has been officially opened by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Abu Dhabi.