BEIJING, June 29: 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. Baidu is China’s highest-profile […]
Baidu and a rival, Pony.ai, received China’s first licenses in April to operate taxis with no one in the driver’s seat but with a safety supervisor on board.
Young people in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions are expected to benefit from eight new supportive measures unveiled on Thursday that provide them with more opportunities for education, employment and exchanges on the Chinese mainland.