Overview

• Alibaba said Amap guided trips totaling more than 9 billion kilometers on Wednesday, setting a platform high for navigation usage.
• Xiaogao, Amap’s AI assistant launched in August, processed over 2.6 billion user requests that day according to company data.
• Eagle Eye Guardian, a road-safety alert system introduced days earlier, issued more than 290 million driving alerts on the first day of the holiday, Alibaba reported.
• Amap is expanding beyond navigation with Street Stars, an AI ranking of restaurants, hotels and attractions, and is promoting usage with 1 billion yuan in ride-hailing and in-store coupon subsidies.
• China’s railways recorded a single-day high of 23.13 million trips, and Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares rose about 4% after JPMorgan raised its target price.