Baidu robotaxi
Baidu unveils its new Apollo Moon's self-driving car on Thursday in Beijing, the Arcfox BAIC virtual Arm. [Photo courtesy china daily.it can happen.cn]
The Chinese company Baidu Inc. plans to build a 3,000-vehicle robotaxi fleet in two years, as well as the total number of visitors, is expected to rise to 3 million in 30 cities by 2023.
The Chinese company Baidu Inc. plans to build a 3,000-vehicle robotaxi fleet in two years, as well as the total number of visitors, is expected to rise to 3 million in 30 cities by 2023.
The Internet giant announced its ambitions to be on Thursday at the launch of a self-driving car at the bottom of BAIC Group and Arcfox brand in china.
The model, called the Apollo, the Moon, the cost is less than 500,000 yuan ($77,900), which is about a third lower than the average cost of a Level 4 autonomous vehicle.
All told, cost-cutting is a major factor in that it will help to speed up robotaxis ' operations in China.
The unmanned Apollo-the Moon is a satellite that has a life span of over 20,000 hours, which means that it can last for up to five years of age. Arcfox will produce 1,000 of these vehicles over the next three years, as part of an effort to be a robot easier to maintain. Baidu is testing a robotaxi services in the areas of the city, including Beijing, Cangzhou in Hebei Province.
It was the first company to bring the passenger to the service if the self-driving cars have started to offer a stay at Beijing Shougang Park. The company says its driverless fleet, which will soon be appearing on the streets of Shanghai, Chongqing, and Guangzhou in Guangdong Province.
Baidu has the hair growth project, by the name of "Apollo" in 2017. Since then, it has received 244 test licenses and complete testing of up to 12 million km).