ROBOT RIDES
Dubai taps Baidu as first to conduct driverless vehicle tests
The Chinese company will operate a hub for charging and maintenance that will serve as a command center for a fleet of more than 1,000 robotaxis
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A Baidu Apollo RT robotaxi in Wuhan, China
Add The Circuit on GoogleApollo Go, the ride-hailing platform owned by China’s Baidu, will be the first company to test fully driverless vehicles in Dubai, after receiving a permit from the emirate’s Road Transport Authority.
The authorization comes as Baidu officially launched...
