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

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. I mean, could this be related with Faraday Future? The mysterious "US-based, Chinese-backed company" that plans to invest $1B in California, "focused on the development of intelligent electric vehicles and mobility solutions" [1], that many suspected it's a front for Apple's car. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_Future