Tencent venture poaches Google talent as Chinese tech firms accelerate in self-driving car race

Tencent venture poaches Google talent as Chinese tech firms accelerate in self-driving car race

Journalists take a test drive in a self-driving Lexus SUV during a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Moutain View, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

An automaker launched last year by firms including tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has poached autonomous driving personnel from Google and Daimler AG, marking China’s latest high-profile hires in the race to make self-driving cars.

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