Chinese autonomous car maker Auto X has begun testing fully self-driving cars; That is, it does not need any driver to intervene when necessary.
According to Arabiyanet, the company, which is backed by Alibaba Group, said it was the first time that fully self-driving cars had driven on the streets of China.
In the past, many projects for so-called automated taxis were launched in Chinese cities, but those vehicles needed a driver to take over driving in emergencies, or a person Remotely driven.
AutoX said in a statement that street tests for driverless cars, which were aimed at determining how the vehicles operate in different road conditions, were conducted over the six months.
said Chief Operations Officer of AutoX (Jules Lee) to the US network (CNBC) CNBC: Currently, more than 100 automatic taxis are being tested in Chinese cities. Of which 25 fully autonomous cars are tested in Schengen.
in turn, the CEO of the company (Jianshang Shao) explained that fully autonomous taxis are not yet available to the public. It is only available to company employees and special guests, such as: media, business partners, investors, and auto makers.
and she (to me) said the next step could be to increase the number of cars, the size of the test area, as well as conduct testing in more cities. She added: We have a plan to expand the test in the next six months to include 10 cities worldwide.
she added that it was most likely one of those cities in Southeast Asia, but she did not specify the city. She added: We are excited about the Southeast Asian market and believe it will be the next developing market.
and noted that AutoX has an advantage in Southeast Asia compared to other autonomous driving systems being developed and tested in the West, because the streets in Asia are very similar to those in China.
It is also reported that AutoX has launched a test-drive autonomous service in Shanghai and has a permit to test driverless cars for safety in parts of San Jose, California. American.
