Baidu, Pony.ai Nab Commercial Robotaxi Licenses in Beijing

(Bloomberg) — Search giant Baidu Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp.-backed Pony.ai Inc. were granted the first batch of licenses from Beijing regulators to start open-road autonomous commercial driving operations in a part of the city equivalent to the size of Manhattan. Most Read from Bloomberg Billionaire Family Feud Puts a Century-Old Business Empire in Jeopardy Asia's Richest Man Looks to Walton Family Playbook on Succession The 24-Year-Old Aiming to Dethrone Victoria's Secret The Winners and Losers From a Year of Ranking Covid Resilience An Arab City's Booming Art Scene Is Also a Grab at Soft Power The pilot licenses will…