According to the Chinese tech company, Baidu the robotaxis can now be used in a section of Beijing, the nation's capital, without a human driver or staff member present,
The decision removes staff costs for running self-driving taxis up to the allowed number of vehicles, claims CNBC.
In the Yizhuang neighborhood of Beijing, which is home to numerous businesses like JD.com, the government's approval initially applies to 10 automobiles.
The neighborhood serves as the main location for Baidu's public robotaxi road testing and operation in Beijing. Baidu and competing robotaxi operator Pony.ai were given permission by municipal authorities to start charging for rides in November 2021. With the companies' apps, users of public transportation can reserve robotaxi rides that are significantly subsidized'
During the third quarter, Baidu asserted that its self-driving taxis in significant Chinese cities have completed an average of more than 15 rides per car per day, on par with conventional ride-hailing services.
In the outskirts of important Chinese cities like Wuhan and Chongqing, Baidu said in August that it has been granted permission to operate a small number of driverless and staffless robotaxis.
The rules for testing robotaxis and charging passengers differ by city and state in the United States. With no on-board human employees, Waymo, an Alphabet company, and Cruise, a General Motors affiliate, have run public robotaxi services in the United States.
The price of Baidu shares suddenly increased by more than 15% on Friday during Hong Kong trade.
As the company unveiled its artificial intelligence-powered Ernie bot, a Chinese-language competitor to ChatGPT, the stock hit eight-week lows on Thursday. The company's Ernie bot, according to CEO Robin Li, needs improvement because it isn't perfect.
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