# Research Intern, Scene Understanding and Planning at DiDi

- Company: DiDi
- What the company does: DiDi Global is the world's leading mobile transportation platform offering a full range of app-based services to users around the world. Backed by Techstars.
- Company website: https://web.didiglobal.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-18
- Apply by: 2026-12-02
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/didi/jobs/8299748?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/didi-research-intern-scene-understanding-and-planning/

## About the role

We want our vehicles to understand the physical world as it is right now, instead of relying on a map drawn long ago. Roads change, and the world a car actually drives in is always more complex than any static record of it. We are seeking a Research Intern to help give our planner a m ore accurate and up-to-date picture of the world, so the vehicle handles complex real-world scenes more robustly. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Currently enrolled in an M.S. or Ph.D. program in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field, for the full duration of the internship
- Available for a full-time onsite internship of 3–6 months, start dates are flexible
- Strong programming skills in Python, and experience with modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
- Hands-on experience designing, training, and debugging deep learning models for computer vision, 3D perception, or sequential decision-making
- Solid understanding of autonomous driving fundamentals, including perception, prediction, and motion planning
- Ability to read research critically, form hypotheses, and turn them into well-controlled experiments

Tags: Planning US

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