Uber’s biggest rival in China is getting into the self-driving game.
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has announced plans to launch a fleet of autonomous taxis.
Aiming to become the first large-scale self-driving taxi service in China, Didi plans to roll out its Level 4 self-driving vehicles in the Jiading District of Shanghai.
After Shanghai’s government approved permits for testing the AV fleet on Wednesday, Didi Chuxing founder and CEO Cheng Wei announced the service at Shanghai’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Friday, where the company demonstrated the autonomous taxis on a closed track. Read more…
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