Beijing Allowed the Use of Self-driving Technology, Planning to Achieve Robotic Bus and Cab Driving
Go Wire
December 31, 2024
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On Tuesday (Dec. 31), new regulations encouraging the use of self-driving technology were passed in Beijing, China. Beijing used these laws to pave the way for allowing autonomous public buses and taxis.
According to the Beijing Daily, Beijing allowed autonomous vehicles that passed road and safety tests to apply for road trials. It also supported the use of self-driving models in private cars, public buses, and taxis and urged to build intelligent road infrastructure for these vehicles. The new rules become effective from April 1.
On Monday (Dec. 30), another announcement said that Wuhan, China approved regulations to facilitate the development of smart connected cars. China's government has strongly permitted self-driving technology trials, allowing at least 19 cities to test robotaxis and robobuses.
Accordingly, many autonomous vehicle makers want to capitalize on this business expansion opportunity. Apollo Go, a subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Baidu $BIDU, plans to deploy 1,000 robotaxis in Wuhan by the end of 2024. Pony.ai $PONY plans to expand its nationwide fleet of robotaxis from 250 in 2024 to over 1,000 by 2026. The US EV maker Tesla $TSLA plans to introduce Fully Self-Driving (FSD) to China from January through March of 2025 but still awaits regulatory approval.
Other global car companies are producing similar deployment plans.
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