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☆ China's capital city is opening a robotaxi route to a major train station, startup Pony.ai says
  + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Robotaxi operator Pony.ai has begun testing rides with human staff inside between a suburb of Beijing and a major high-speed train station. By the end of this year or early next year, Zhang expects the train station route will be fully driverless, with no human staff inside. BEIJING — In three years, China's capital city of Beijing has taken rapid steps toward letting robotaxis operate closer to the city center. By the end of this year, Zhang expects the city will allow robotaxi operation around Beijing Capital International Airport to the north. In three to five years, Zhang expects Beijing will allow robotaxis throughout the city.
Persons: Pony.ai, Zhang, Ning Zhang, WeRide Organizations: Beijing South Railway, CNBC, BEIJING —, Daxing International, Baidu, Beijing Capital International Airport, Toyota Locations: Beijing, Yizhuang, Pony.ai, BEIJING, China
☆ China's capital city is letting the public take fully driverless robotaxis — and has bigger rollout plans, startup Pony.ai says
  + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's capital city is taking swift steps to allow robotaxi businesses to grow. As of Tuesday, the suburban Beijing city district of Yizhuang is officially letting local robotaxi operators — primarily Baidu and startup Pony.ai — charge fares for fully autonomous taxis, with no human staff inside. "We have very high confidence ... maybe only in three years, our full driverless vehicles are going to be running over the whole Beijing city," he said in an interview with CNBC on Monday. Out of more than 200 robotaxis that Pony.ai operates in the region, only about ten are currently fully driverless, Zhang said. Beijing city did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.
Persons: Ning Zhang, Beijing's, Zhang, Yin Yong, Pony.ai, Baidu, Alphabet's Waymo, Pony.ai's Zhang, —, Leswing, Lora Kolodny Organizations: Visual China, Getty, BEIJING, Baidu, CNBC, Daxing International, robotaxis, General Motors, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Beijing Daxing, Google Locations: Beijing, Yizhuang, Pony.ai, Yizhuang district, Daxing, U.S, San Francisco, California, China, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai
☆ Baidu says it can now operate robotaxis in Beijing with no human staff inside
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu announced Friday it can now operate robotaxis in a part of the capital city of Beijing with no human staff or driver inside. The government approval initially covers 10 vehicles in the Beijing suburb of Yizhuang, which is home to many corporations such as JD.com. The suburb is the primary site of Baidu's robotaxi public road testing and operation in Beijing city. Public transport users can book heavily subsidized robotaxi rides through the companies' apps.
☆ Baidu claims its robotaxis rival traditional ride-hailing in parts of China
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Baidu got approval to charge fares for its robotaxi rides in the Beijing suburb of Yizhuang in November 2021. BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu said its robotaxi business in large cities is close to gaining the same traction with locals as traditional ride-hailing services. "According to our knowledge, this number is quite close to the average daily rides for traditional ride-hailing services," Li said. In Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Baidu's robotaxis — branded Apollo Go — can only operate in certain suburban areas. The company did not say whether it could charge fares for its robotaxi rides in Guangzhou or Shanghai.
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