Summary:
Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China`s eastern city of Hefei, its first in the world`s biggest car market.
China has become a hot spot for trying out autonomous driving vehicles. Toyota-backed Pony.ai, Baidu Inc , Nissan-backed WeRide and Didi Chuxing are all testing autonomous cars in different cities as automakers and tech companies are investing billions in the technology.
Volkswagen, the biggest foreign automaker in China, will start the test in Hefei with Audi`s e-tron electric sport utility vehicles from September, it said in a statement. The test will be open to the public from next year.
Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China`s eastern city of Hefei, its first in the world`s biggest car market.
China has become a hot spot for trying out autonomous driving vehicles. Toyota-backed Pony.ai, Baidu Inc , Nissan-backed WeRide and Didi Chuxing are all testing autonomous cars in different cities as automakers and tech companies are investing billions in the technology.
Volkswagen, the biggest foreign automaker in China, will start the test in Hefei with Audi`s e-tron electric sport utility vehicles from September, it said in a statement. The test will be open to the public from next year.