Baidu's latest self-driving car spot is something else. Credit: Ng Han Guan/AP/REX/Shutterstock Chinese search giant Baidu has a self-driving car project in ...

Chinese search company Baidu is looking to catch up with fellow tech giants Google and Samsung in the race with auto makers to develop technology for self-driving and Internet-connected cars.

South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Sunday that they have inked an agreement with China's tech giant Baidu to develop technologies for connected cars.