While some taxi services head into the clouds, others will stay firmly on terra firma – but with some serious upgrades.
Boston-based Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai and global tech company Aptiv, has seen some early success.
On the other side of the world, in China, tech giant Baidu began operating a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, in cities like Beijing, Chongqing and Wuhan in 2022 and plans to expand rapidly in 2023.
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“Autonomous ride-hailing service is gradually becoming part of people’s everyday lives,” a Baidu spokesperson said.
“In cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, each robotaxi on Apollo Go can complete more than 15 rides per day on average.”
