FEATURE
Chinese company starts driverless taxi services
SA may be far from self-driving Siyaya taxis but the rest of the world is fast approaching this era
13 May 2021 - 05:04
The automotive revolution of fully autonomous driving is steadily being realised. A Chinese search engine giant, Baidu, has started offering the first rides to commercial customers in its self-driving taxis.
Known as Apollo Go, the service has been open to the public for free on a trial basis since last October but now riders will have to pay for the service, turning it into a commercial business...
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