Baidu's smart car business to test autonomous vehicles in Shanghai
[1/2] The Apollo logo is seen on a car of Baidu's driverless robotaxi service Apollo Go, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Josh Arslan/File Photo
HONG KONG, March 22 (Reuters) - Apollo, Chinese tech giant Baidu's (9888.HK) smart car business, has received approval to be among the first companies to test fully autonomous vehicles in Shanghai, China's largest city, it said on Wednesday.
The business currently operates driverless robotaxi services in specially designated areas of Wuhan, Chongqing and Beijing.
Reporting by Twinnie Siu and Eduardo Baptista
Editing by David Goodman
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