China’s Baidu Tests Self-Driving Cars on Expressway
China’s search engine major, Baidu Inc. on Thursday tested its two self-driving cars on an unused expressway in north China's Tianjin City.
As informed by the company, this was the very first time for Baidu's automated cars to be tested on the Tangshan-Langfang expressway which is scheduled to open later this year. The trial run conducted will enable developers to collect data on the car's performance in sensing the environment and self-control and positioning, a senior engineer with within the road test team said.
Meanwhile, the Chinese giants have been quietly testing vehicles in China and trying to take over Silicon Valley tech giants. The companies battling a head-on competition with each other include Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba, all of which are investing heavily in the technolo...