Autonomous Vehicle News
[1/2] A logo of Baidu is seen during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly SongSHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Baidu (9888.HK), and Pony.ai said on Friday they have won permits to provide fully driverless ride-hailing services in the Chinese capital of Beijing. Baidu's Apollo service will deploy 10 fully autonomous vehicles in a technology park developed by the government of Beijing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant said in a statement. Baidu will now operate driverless robotaxi services in three Chinese cities including Wuhan and Chongqing. It already operates a robotaxi service in the southern city of Gaungzhou.