China’s Baidu To Launch Autonomous Bus Service Apolong
Chinese technology giant, Baidu announced on Wednesday that the company has started with the massive production of Apolong, China’s very first autonomous mini-buses and will be launched very soon.
The bus will seat 14 people in total and will carry passengers from tourist areas, parks, industrial campuses, airports and other locations. The Apolong is a level four autonomous vehicle, which means that the vehicle can work in enclosed places safely without any human interaction.
"2018 marks the first year of commercialisation for autonomous driving. From the mass production of Apolong, we can truly see that autonomous driving is making great strides -- taking the industry from zero to one," said Robin Li, CEO of Baidu.
The Apolong will be about one-third of the size of a normal bus and w...