While I do believe that they are investing in Didi with the dual intent of gaining access to their massive riding data, and position themselves as providers for future autonomous vehicles, I also believe (and I could be very wrong) that they may be funneling money through China, for their US-based facilities.<p>I mean, could this be related with Faraday Future? The mysterious &quot;US-based, <i>Chinese-backed</i> company&quot; that plans to invest $1B in California, &quot;focused on the development of intelligent electric vehicles and mobility solutions&quot; [1], that many suspected it&#x27;s a front for Apple&#x27;s car.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Faraday_Future" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Faraday_Future</a>