Baidu unveils what it says is a $37,000 self-driving car with no wheel
said in a conference with investors in April that the company aims to start mass production of its robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals in 2024, and predicted that a robotaxi ride will cost less than a bus ticket.also unveiled a robotaxi without a steering wheel last year, saying it planned to roll out its"fully autonomous vehicles" in the U.S. in the coming years.
However, automakers and tech companies around the world are still waiting for nods from regulators to deploy such vehicles in the real world. The vehicle will hit the roads without a steering wheel once Chinese authorities approve it, said Baidu Senior Vice President Li Zhenyu at the conference, adding that the driving capability of Baidu's new AV can match a skilled human driver with over 20 years of experience.
Baidu, which launched its autonomous driving unit Apollo established in 2017, is among a number of companies in China striving to make mainstream use of autonomous vehicles a reality.
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