Baidu bags first fully driverless robotaxi licence


Going driverless: A Baidu autonomous ride-hailing service platform Apollo Go vehicle in Shenzhen. The company has operated over one million rides across 10 Chinese cities since its launch in 2020. — Reuters

BEIJING: China search engine giant Baidu Inc say it has obtained permits to operate fully driverless robotaxi services on open roads from two Chinese cities, the first of their kind in the country.

The permits, awarded by the southwestern municipality of Chongqing and the central city of Wuhan, allow commercial robotaxis to offer rides to the public without human safety drivers in the car. They came into effect yesterday.

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