autonomous vehicles
First Robotaxi technical standard for commercial operation led by Baidu released
It is expected to speed up the large-scale application of Robotaxi and accelerate high-level autonomous driving technology towards commercialization.
Chinese transportation regulator releases document to provide guidance on smart car development
China will encourage research on the traffic characteristics and impact mechanisms in the case of mixed autonomous driving and manual driving and support the establishment of a reliable and efficient operation monitoring system.
Baidu gets first permits for driverless road tests without safety officer in Beijing
The move is the latest development that will accelerate Baidu’s push to commercialize autonomous driving.
Alibaba-backed AutoX becomes China's first to begin testing RoboTaxi without security officer
Alibaba-backed AutoX officially unveiled its RoboTaxis on December 3, the first Chinese company to begin such testing with no safety officer in the car and no remote control.
QCraft will be first automated bus provider in China to start normal operations on open roads
Chinese automated bus provider QCraft announced on October 12 that it will open the country's first normally operating urban open-road Robobus project in Suzhou within the year, and simultaneously launch Robobus normal operations in several cities in China.
Baidu announces full opening of self-driving taxi service in Beijing
Chinese search engine giant Baidu today announced the full opening of its automated taxi service in Beijing, allowing users to use the service at dozens of automated taxi stations.
Baidu Apollo launches first L4 self-driving Robobus in Chongqing
Baidu was awarded 10 licenses to operate autonomous driving human testing in Chongqing, where Baidu Apollo and King Long collaborated to launch Robobus, an L4 autonomous vehicle.
Hunan Apollo gets permission to remove safety officers from driverless tests, first in China
Chinese self-driving taxi operator Hunan Apollo Intelligent Transportation has received a permit from Changsha regulators for unmanned testing of smart internet connected vehicles without any safety officer, becoming the first company in China to receive such a permit.
Baidu's Robin Li: Autonomous driving will be commercially available in 5 years
Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li predicted that in five years' time, automated driving will be fully commercialized, greatly reducing congestion and eliminating the need for car purchase and traffic restrictions.
Baidu opens Apollo Go, a self-driving taxi in Beijing
Baidu Apollo on Thursday announced the opening of the automated taxi service Apollo Go in Beijing, where local users can book to experience Robotaxi on Baidu Maps and Apollo's official website.