Baidu S Bots Don T Need Human Staff In These Parts Of China
Baidu BEIJING — Chinese technology company Baidu said Monday it has become the first robotaxi operator in China to receive licenses to sell rides without a human driver or staff member inside the vehicles. Local government approvals allow Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi business to eliminate human staff costs in some cases. The initial scale of the licenses is small: 10 robotaxis split between two suburban areas of Wuhan and Chongqing, two major Chinese cities....