Finally commercialization of self-driving taxi approved in China


by Wzsylyhhh

The Beijing Municipal Government of China has allowed

Baidu 's self-driving taxi business to collect fares from customers. This is the first time that the commercialization of self-driving services has been approved in China, and this decision has made Baidu a major step towards building a self-driving taxi business.

Baidu kicks off robotaxi business, after Beijing city's fare approval
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/25/baidu-kicks-off-robotaxi-business-after-beijing-citys-fare-approval.html

Beijing launches China's first commercial trial of autonomous driving services --Global Times
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239891.shtml

Since October 2020, Baidu has been operating the self-driving taxi 'Apollo Go' for free in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone and conducting driving tests. 'Apollo Go is already used by more than 20,000 users, and each user rides at least 10 times a month,' said Wei Dong, vice president of Intelligent Driving Group, Baidu's autonomous driving division. was doing.

From November 26, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Government has approved that Apollo Go will collect fares only in the area around Tongzhou District, which is the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. This is the first time that self-driving cars have been approved for commercial use in Japan. Baidu has not disclosed the specific fare, but overseas media CNBC has stated that it is 'expected to be about twice as much as DiDi.'

Apollo Go is obliged to have human staff on board, but Baidu is also testing a completely unmanned operation. 'Within the next two years, fully unmanned self-driving cars will drive on public roads,' Wei said.



Baidu has announced a policy to expand Apollo Go to 100 cities by 2030. Wei focused on strategies such as using Apollo Go to move to facilities such as medical facilities and public libraries, and giving users more experience than just transportation, such as showing what they were 20 years ago on the train window. I'll guess. '

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