In China, completely unmanned machines began to experience completely

On December 3, the Chinese startup Autox launched in Shenzhen a testing of completely unmanned vehicles, in the salon of which there are no test drivers. Also, their movement is not controlled by operators in remote mode. Techcrunch writes about this.

So far, 25 drones created on the basis of the Chrysler Pacifica minivans and equipped with lidars, radars and cameras are involved in the experiment. In the future, they are planned to be used as a taxi, but so far cars are experienced without passengers. At the same time, Autox became the third company a few months ago after Waymo and Nuro, which received permission to experience unmanned cars without drivers on the roads of California. In China, the startup was the first in such tests.

A small video demonstrates the capabilities of Autox drones and shows how cars can be used as a taxi and couriers to deliver small goods.

The company has long been experiencing drones on the roads: in recent years, 100 Autox cars have drove millions of miles. Refusal from drivers and operators marks another step towards the full launch of unmanned cars on public roads. Similar projects are implemented by a number of other Chinese companies, including Deeproute.ai, Pony.ai, Weride, Momenta and Baidu.

Recall that in August, Yandex launched regular testing of unmanned vehicles without drivers in the city of Ann-Arbor (Michigan).

"Recently, our unmanned vehicles appeared in Ann -Arbor. This is a university city with a population of more than 120 thousand people, which is located in the state of Michigan. Ann -arbor has become our second test zone outside of Russia (after Israel. - Approx. Newsru.com). Michigan is distinguished by progressive legislation - this state is allowed to test unmanned vehicles without a person behind the wheel." In the company.