Chinese city of Beijing loosens rules on robot taxis for Baidu Apollo Go, Pony.ai – ChinaPulse.com – China News, Data, Media Intelligence and Insights

Chinese tech companies Apollo Go and Pony.ai, owned by Baidu, announced on Thursday that they received permission from Beijing city officials to remove a security driver for part of their robotic taxi business in a suburban area of the city. VKG | Visual Chinese group | Getty Images BEIJING. The capital of China has taken another step towards allowing ordinary people to use robot taxis without a driver. For the first time in the country, two Chinese companies — Apollo Go and Baidu's Pony.ai — announced on Thursday that they had received permission from Beijing city officials to remove a…