"China is the other real global hotspot for automated driving, with some of its biggest companies eager to expand around the world. Yet many people in the West - even many experts - don't really understand what's happening on China's streets. Often, we hear people simply claim that China is either way ahead or way behind. Together, we have more than three decades of experience working on automated driving in industry and academia."
"Perhaps you'll marvel as your robotaxi skillfully navigates streets filled not just with cars but with bikes going every which way. Or you might sit sheepishly as it tries to turn itself around in a crowded intersection. You'll see some passersby who are shocked you're in a car without a driver, as well as others who are just annoyed you're in their way."
China is a major global hotspot for automated driving, alongside the United States. Many observers in the West misjudge developments on Chinese streets, often asserting China is either far ahead or far behind. Experienced engineers and researchers have accumulated decades of work and extensive firsthand experience riding both Chinese and American robotaxis. Robotaxis in China navigate complex mixed traffic with bicycles, pedestrians, and crowded intersections, producing varied public reactions from surprise to annoyance. Three leading Chinese robotaxi developers—Baidu Apollo, Pony.ai, and WeRide—operate services domestically and are expanding internationally into Europe and the Middle East. Baidu's Apollo Go app appears under the name 萝卜快跑.
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