Alibaba Group Holding’s (NYSE:BABA) cloud computing services unit tapped Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) to boost the autonomous driving experience for Chinese smart vehicle owners like Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ:LI), Great Wall Motor Co (OTC:GWLLY), Geely Auto’s ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding (NYSE:ZK) and the EV unit of Xiaomi Corp (OTC:XIACY). China is currently grappling with U.S. advanced semiconductor sanctions, which have restricted its access to Nvidia and other chipmakers’ sophisticated artificial intelligence chips. The U.S. chip companies opposed the U.S. move, citing the importance of Chi…