{"id":241423,"date":"2021-05-03T14:43:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/self-driving-robotaxis-are-now-an-actual-thing-in-china\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T14:43:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:43:41","slug":"self-driving-robotaxis-are-now-an-actual-thing-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/self-driving-robotaxis-are-now-an-actual-thing-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"#Self-driving robotaxis are now an actual \u2018thing\u2019 in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Self-driving robotaxis are now an actual \u2018thing\u2019 in China<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Yesterday, leading tech company Baidu launched China\u2019s first commercial fully autonomous taxi service.<\/p>\n<p>10 of the company\u2019s Apollo Go are now operating at\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Beijing\u2019s<\/span><span>\u00a0Shougang Park \u2013 one of the venues of the upcoming\u00a02022 Beijing Winter Olympics \u2013 covering a 3 square kilometer range with eight pick-up\/drop-off stops, reported <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.shine.cn\/nation\/Baidu-goes-commercial-with-robotaxis-in-Beijing\/shdaily.shtml\">Shanghai Daily<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With no driver behind the wheel, Baidu aims\u00a0<span>to deliver a real driverless experience \u00e0 la Waymo<\/span>, although for now,<span>\u00a0a safety staff member occupies the front passenger seat to take over in case of an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baidu Apollo Launches China&#039;s 1st Commercial Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service in Beijing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMDgMFW44nk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Passengers can call a robotaxi via the Apollo Go <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>. They can locate it using virtual reality navigation and remote car honking. When the taxi arrives, they need to\u00a0<span>scan a QR code and a health code for identification and\u00a0pandemic prevention purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1349291 lazyreplaced\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"382\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App-404x270.jpg 404w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App-796x532.jpg 796w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1499691\/Users_hailing_a_fully_driverless_robotaxi_Apollo_Go_App.jpg?p=publish\">prnewswire.com <\/a><\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fself-driving-robotaxis-are-now-an-actual-thing-in-china%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Users hailing a fully driverless robotaxi with the Apollo Go App\" data-title=\"Share Users hailing a fully driverless robotaxi with the Apollo Go App on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Users hailing a fully driverless robotaxi with the Apollo Go App on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Users hailing a fully driverless robotaxi with the Apollo Go App<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The taxi will start its journey after the seatbelts are fastened and the doors are shut.<\/p>\n<p>Each <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> costs\u00a0<span>\u00a530 ($4.60),<\/span>\u00a0and anyone aged between 18 and 60 can hail a ride.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from enabling transport services during the upcoming Winter Olympics, Baidu plans to expand its robotaxis in more Chinese cities.<\/p>\n<p>With this move, the company is leaving its other Chinese competitors such as\u00a0WeRide, Didi, and AutoX behind.<\/p>\n<p><span>That also should help China rival the US in smart mobility, and hopefully further the country\u2019s mission to tackle its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/mar\/15\/beijing-skies-turn-orange-as-sandstorm-and-pollution-send-readings-off-the-scale\">severe environmental pollution issues<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><i><span>Do EVs excite your electrons? 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