Beijing –
Of Chinaalready passed autonomous taxi self-driving, operated by a technology company Baidu. In fact, according to Baidu’s claim, the taxi named Apollo Go can compete with conventional taxis.
According to data from the third quarter of 2022, each Baidu autonomous taxi makes an average of more than 15 trips per day in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The amount is not much different from a normal taxi.
“To our knowledge, this figure is quite close to the average daily trip for traditional taxi services,” said Baidu CEO Robin Li. detikINET from CNBC.
For another comparison, the average ride for each taxi vehicle in New York City in September 2022 was 12 times a day.
At this time, autonomous taxi New Baidu can operate in the specified suburban area. Perhaps in the near future these taxis will charge like ordinary taxis, because permits have been approved by the Beijing government in some areas.
One of the requirements for autonomous taxis in China is that there is still a human in the driver’s seat to prevent unwanted accidents. This week, however, Baidu said the Beijing government had allowed a test run of 10 autonomous taxis to actually operate on their own.
The technology of this Apollo Go vehicle is in fact designed to have level 4 autonomous capabilities, which means that it can walk on its own without any human assistance.
Baidu also firmly believes that in the future, autonomous taxi this will be really profitable for them in terms of income, and on the other hand, the fare can be cheaper than the current traditional taxi fare.
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