SoftBank leads $500m fundraising for Didi

SHANGHAI: China's Didi Chuxing said on Friday it had completed a fundraising round of over $500m for its autonomous driving subsidiary that was led by SoftBank Group's (9984.T) Vision Fund 2. The ridehailing giant said in a statement the round marked the first time Didi's autonomous driving business had brought in external funding since it became a standalone unit last year and was also the single largest fundraising round in China's self-driving sector.