China’s Beijing city loosens robotaxi rules for Baidu Apollo Go, Pony.ai
Chinese tech companies Baidu's Apollo Go and Pony.ai announced Thursday they received permission from Beijing city authorities to remove the safety driver for part of their robotaxi business in a suburban part of the city.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's capital city has moved one step closer toward letting ordinary people take robotaxis with no driver in them.In a first for the country, two Chinese companies — Baidu's Apollo Go and Pony.ai — announced Thursday they received permission from Beijing…