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Solutions to be searched as robotaxis gain in popularity

A robotaxi operated by Baidu runs in Wuhan, Hubei province, on July 11. Footage on popular short video platforms shows a robotaxi in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, stopping in front of an empty plastic bag on the road, causing a traffic jam. "Currently, the vehicles can handle more than 90 percent of urban scenarios, making them even …

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5 months ago

Solutions to be searched as robotaxis gain in popularity

China Daily

A robotaxi operated by Baidu runs in Wuhan, Hubei province, on July 11. Footage on popular short video platforms shows a robotaxi in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, stopping in front of an empty plastic bag on the road, causing a traffic jam. "Currently, the vehicles can handle more than 90 percent of urban scenarios, making them even …

China Vehicles Zhang Robotaxi Wuhan Baidu Robotaxis

5 months ago

Shanghai all set to launch robotaxi tests

China Daily

A driverless taxi is on a test run during a recent expo in Shanghai. Shanghai will launch a public testing program for its driverless taxi services as soon as next week, marking a step forward in the city's pursuit of intelligent and connected autonomous vehicle applications. Shanghai officially issued the first permits for demonstration applications of the driverless vehicles to …

China Vehicles Testing Shanghai Chen Taxi Wuhan

5 months, 1 week ago

AI drive in transportation should be human-centric

China Daily

Apollo Go, the robotaxi operated by Chinese tech group Baidu's self-driving ride-hailing platform, started offering fully driverless ride-hailing services on open roads and received the permits to collect fees from the passengers in Wuhan on Aug 8, 2022. Consumers find themselves paying less for the Apollo Go, the robotaxi operated by Chinese tech group Baidu's self-driving ride-hailing platform, than traditional …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sources: China mulling Tesla robotaxi tests

China Daily

A Tesla Model X vehicle on display during an expo in Yantai, Shandong province last month. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY China is very likely to support US vehicle maker Tesla's local testing of robotaxis, and may move to consider data compliance issues given that data regulators attended a recent top-level meeting that involved Elon Musk, the automaker's CEO, sources told …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sources: Tesla plans to test its 'robotaxi' in China

China Daily

A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China on Jan 7, 2019. Elon Musk, the CEO of the United States electric vehicle maker Tesla, proposed testing the full self-driving, or FSD, functions of its vehicles in the Chinese market by deploying them as "taxis" during his recent visit to China, and sources …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Self-driving robotaxi crosses Yangtze River in Wuhan

China Daily

Baidu's robotaxi crosses a bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. A self-driving vehicle developed by Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc has crossed two bridges over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, making the city China's first to carry out commercial autonomous ride-hailing services spanning across the river. So far, more than 20 …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Baidu claims its AI bot outperforms ChatGPT on key measures

Hindustan Times

Baidu Inc.’s ChatGPT-style service has outperformed OpenAI’s seminal product on several measures, China’s search leader said on Tuesday. A logo of Baidu Ernie 3.5, the latest iteration of Baidu’s foundation model, has surpassed OpenAI’s chatbot built on GPT-3.5 in general abilities and outperformed the more advanced GPT-4 on several Chinese-language capabilities, the company said in a statement. The Beijing-based search …

China Chinese Ai Bot Baidu Ernie Bot

1 year, 9 months ago

Baidu, Pony win permits to offer driverless robotaxi services in Beijing: Report

Hindustan Times

Baidu and Pony.ai said on Friday they have won permits to provide fully driverless ride-hailing services in the Chinese capital of Beijing. A car of Baidu's driverless robotaxi service Apollo Go is seen on a road in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Baidu's Apollo service will deploy 10 fully autonomous vehicles in a technology park developed by the government of Beijing, …

Service Chinese Beijing Baidu Pony

2 years, 4 months ago

This Chinese search engine will run robotaxi services across China

Hindustan Times

China search engine giant Baidu Inc said on Monday 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 …

Service Chinese Beijing Robotaxi Wuhan Chongqing Baidu

2 years, 4 months ago

Baidu bags China's first fully driverless robotaxi licenses

The Hindu

China search engine giant Baidu Inc said on Monday 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 …

China Beijing Robotaxi Wuhan Chongqing Baidu Permits

2 years, 5 months ago

Baidu plans to use detachable steering for ‘robotaxis’ in China

The Hindu

China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc. on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year. “This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens of thousands of AVs across China,” Baidu’s chief executive Robin Li said at the Baidu World conference. …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Robotaxis looking to take bigger slice of transport pie

China Daily

A driverless vehicle developed by Baidu Inc runs through Shougang Park in Shijingshan district, Beijing. Internet search giant Baidu Inc officially opened its robotaxi ride-hailing pilot program to the public in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in July, marking the largest autonomous driving vehicle-for-hire platform in the city. The autonomous ride-hailing service covers 237 pick-up and drop-off locations, allowing passengers …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Baidu unveils 1st fully autonomous robocar

China Daily

Baidu unveiled on Wednesday its first L5 level self-driving robocar. Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc unveiled on Wednesday its first L5 self-driving robocar with no steering wheel, and an upgraded autonomous driving service platform named Luobo Kuaipao, in a bid to speed up the commercialization of autonomous driving technology. The future cars will be the robocars, which possess L5 …

Driving Beijing Autonomous Baidu Robocar

3 years, 5 months ago

Robotaxis already safer than chauffeured vehicles, say executives

China Daily

Two autonomous Baidu vehicles run in the Shougang Park in Shijingshan district, Beijing. Xu Baoqiang, an executive in charge of Baidu's autonomous driving operations, said they have "a success rate of 99.99 percent" in dealing with different scenarios in downtown traffic, which is higher than human drivers. Baidu's robotaxi service, called Apollo Go, is now available in designated areas of …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Cars of the future on show at AI conference

China Daily

AutoX showcases its autonomous vehicle at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, held from July 7-10 in Shanghai. In a speech on Thursday at the event, Baidu founder and CEO Robin Li said the company plans to expand its robotaxi service across 30 cities in China within two to three years. Baidu unveiled its autonomous driving project, called Apollo, in 2017.It …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Intelligent changes to reshape auto sector

China Daily

An Apollo autonomous bus is displayed during an exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in August. Baidu chief sees widespread use of self-driving vehicles in next five years Self-driving technology is expected to witness large-scale commercial application in the next five years, according to Robin Li Yanhong, chairman and CEO of internet search giant Baidu Inc. Traffic congestion will be greatly …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Tech firms gear up to tap self-driving taxi services

China Daily

An Apollo autonomous bus is displayed during an exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in August. LI ZHIHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Competition in China's autonomous driving industry has intensified as several technology companies are ramping up efforts to launch self-driving taxi services in an attempt to bolster the large-scale commercial use of such cutting-edge technology. It was the first city in northern …

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Solutions to be searched as robotaxis gain in popularity

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Shanghai all set to launch robotaxi tests

AI drive in transportation should be human-centric

Sources: China mulling Tesla robotaxi tests

Sources: Tesla plans to test its 'robotaxi' in China

Self-driving robotaxi crosses Yangtze River in Wuhan

Baidu claims its AI bot outperforms ChatGPT on key measures

Baidu, Pony win permits to offer driverless robotaxi services in Beijing: Report

This Chinese search engine will run robotaxi services across China

Baidu bags China's first fully driverless robotaxi licenses

Baidu plans to use detachable steering for ‘robotaxis’ in China

Robotaxis looking to take bigger slice of transport pie

Baidu unveils 1st fully autonomous robocar

Robotaxis already safer than chauffeured vehicles, say executives

Cars of the future on show at AI conference

Intelligent changes to reshape auto sector

Tech firms gear up to tap self-driving taxi services