Passengers get onboard for driverless testing
- January 2, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tech giant Baidu has secured 40 licenses to test driverless cars carrying passengers on designated roads on Beijing.
Its self-driving cars have travelled about 1.8 million miles during tests in 23 Chinese cities to date.
It has also signed a strategic partnership with Geely, and is also collaborating with Chinese state-owned car company FAW Group. Baidu also has a two-year partnership with Ford to test self-driving vehicles on Chinese roads, and has a deal in place with Volvo to develop autonomous electric vehicles specifically for the Chinese market.
Meanwhile, Beijing has allowed autonomous testing on 151 roads totalling about 310 miles.
