Self-driving

Baidu began offering self-driving ride-hailing services without safety officers in Chongqing and Wuhan, marking a regulatory breakthrough in the sector in China.

In addition to operating the robotaxi service alone, Pony.ai wants the travel platform to allow the service to reach a wider range of users.

Pony.ai sued two former employees and the self-driving truck company they founded, claiming they violated the company's trade secrets.

The joint venture plans to begin small-scale deliveries of robotrucks in 2022 and 2023, with mass production of L4 trucks to begin in 2024.

Baidu aims to put a large fleet of mass-produced Apollo RT6 vehicles into trial operation on its Robotaxi platform Apollo Go in the second half of 2023.

The regulations will take effect on August 1, marking a breakthrough in autonomous driving legislation in China.

Deqing in Zhejiang has become the first in China to issue a license allowing companies to conduct public road tests of L4 self-driving trucks without safety officers, with Alibaba receiving one of the first 2 licenses.

The product includes two versions with one and two DRIVE Orin chips, with mass production set to begin in the fourth quarter.

Alibaba-backed DeepRoute will provide self-driving medium-duty trucks to Deppon and they will provide the courier company with a year-long regular freight transit service.

The accident was caused by a truck that failed to maintain an adequate safety distance, and the driver of the truck was found to be fully responsible.