Baidu launches self-driving robotaxi service for general public in Hunan, China

Involving an initial fleet of 45 autonomous cars, the Baidu service will start on 50-kilometre-long open roads before gradually expanding. — SCMP

The general public in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, can now have a taste of the future by hopping into a self-driving taxi powered by Baidu.

The search giant and national artificial intelligence champion launched robotaxi services in the city on Sept 26, about two years after Google’s self-driving unit Waymo started its pilot project in Phoenix, Arizona.