A technician monitors the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc in Beijing. Baidu Inc is China's highest-profile competitor in a multibillion-dollar race with Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and General Motors Co’s Cruise to create self-driving cars. — AP
BEIJING: With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a delivery cart jutting into its lane.
The taxi stops a half-car-length away. “So sorry,” a recorded voice tells passengers. The steering wheel turns on its own as the taxi makes its way around the cart. A Baidu technician watches from the front passenger seat.
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A technician monitors the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc in Beijing. Baidu Inc is China's highest-profile competitor in a multibillion-dollar race with Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and General Motors Co’s Cruise to create self-driving cars. — AP
A screen provides a visualisation of the environment around the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc in Beijing. — AP
A technician sits on the passenger side near a screen that displays the environment seen by a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc on June 14, 2022, in Beijing. — AP
Workers prepare to catch a ride with a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc in Beijing. — AP
A man on a bicycle rides past self-driving taxis developed by tech giant Baidu Inc on June 14, 2022, in Beijing. — AP
Wei Dong, vice president of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group, speaks near a display showing the various prototypes of the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc in Beijing. — AP
Wei Dong, vice president of Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group, speaks near a display showing the various prototypes of the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. — AP
Wei Dong, vice president of Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group, speaks near a display showing the various prototypes of the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. — AP
Wei Dong, vice president of Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group, speaks near a display showing the various prototypes of the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. — AP
A driver leaves a car after parking it in a chamber used to calibrate the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc on June 14, 2022, in Beijing. — AP
A self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc is seen in a chamber used to calibrate its sensors, on June 14, 2022, in Beijing. — AP
