Beijing allocates more roads for self-driving vehicle tests


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 20 Sep 2018

Li Zengwen, a development engineer at Changan Automobile, lifts his hands off the steering wheel as the car is on self-driving mode during a test drive on a highway in Beijing, China, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

HONG KONG: China's capital city has designated 11 more roads for self-driving vehicle testing, state news agency Xinhua said on Sept 19, to try to speed up the technology's development.

The 11 roads are in Beijing's Fangshan District, Xinhua reported.

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