Baidu opens its robotaxis to the public in Beijing, making it the third city in China with service

HONG KONG, Sept 12 (SCMP): Chinese internet giant Baidu launched a public robotaxi service in Beijing on Thursday as the country accelerates the commercial application of self-driving technologies across the country.

Beijing is the third city after Changsha in Hunan province and Cangzhou in Hebei province in which Baidu has rolled out a robotaxi service – in this instance a self-driving car with a safety driver – which can be hailed via its e-hailing platform.