Baidu, Pony.ai approved for robotaxi services in Beijing

Baidu, Pony.ai approved for robotaxi services in Beijing SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese tech group Baidu Inc and self-driving startup Pony.ai have won approval to launch paid driverless robotaxi services that will see the firms deploy not more than 100 vehicles in an area in China's capital Beijing. The state-backed Beijing Daily newspaper reported on the approvals on Thursday, citing a ceremony held by the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, where the 60 square kilometre-large area (23 square miles) is located. Baidu said in a statement that this would be its Apollo Go service's first commercial deployment on open roads….