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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing launches test robotaxi service
- Monday | 29th June, 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, backed by SoftBank Group, launched a test robotaxi service in a Shanghai suburb on Saturday after installing V2X (Vehicle to Everything) hardware throughout the area. Under the test, customers within a designated area will be able to hire free on-demand rides using Didi’s autonomous vehicles, which currently also have safety drivers, the company said. A broader rollout of V2X equipment to improve the use autonomous vehicles would require coordination with government, Meng told Reuters in an interview. Didi last month completed a more than $500 million fundraising round for its autonomous driving unit, which has more than 400 staff globally. It is using vehicles with the Volvo, Lincoln and BYD marques in the current test.
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