Guangzhou
Status
PonyAI is commercially licensed
AutoX is available to the public
Apollo available to the public
WeRide is preparing
PonyAI
Pony.ai, the leading global autonomous driving technology company, announced it is the first and only autonomous driving (AD) company to obtain a taxi license in China. Pony.ai was awarded a permit to operate 100 autonomous vehicles as traditional taxis in Nansha, Guangzhou. In May, Pony.ai will start charging fares in the entire 800 square kilometers of Nansha with 100 robotaxis and intends to gradually expand the scale and scope of service to other areas of Guangzhou to benefit more residents. Passengers can hail rides and pay for the service through the PonyPilot+ App. The robotaxis will operate in both daytime and nighttime with service hours from 8:30 to 22:30 and with fares based on the standard taxi pricing in Guangzhou. While the Pony.ai robotaxi currently retains a safety driver, the company expects to remove the driver over the short to intermediate time frame.
AutoX
In 2019, AutoX was one of the first companies to obtain the Guangzhou RoboTaxi Test Permit. Guangzhou is a major economic hub in the Greater Bay Area. Together with Shenzhen, it provides a great market for RoboTaxi in the south part of China. AutoX has successfully deployed a fleet of vehicles in Guangzhou.
Apollo
Passengers in Guangzhou can hail Apollo’s robotaxis in Guangzhou Science City, an area in the Huangpu industrial district that has been earmarked for development as a smart manufacturing hub. This can be done through the Baidu Maps or Apollo Go apps, and there are 237 boarding points where users can meet their vehicles.
WeRide
"By next year" - Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-weride-launch-robotaxis-gacs-ontime-ride-hailing-app-2021-11-18/
Guangzhou-based autonomous driving company WeRide announced it has won approval to expand its test driving area to roads in Guangzhou’s Haizhu district.
Landmarks in the test area include the Canton Tower, Party Pier, the Canton Fair complex, the Pazhou Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal and several big-name hotels.
Source: https://www.thatsmags.com/china/post/32266/robotaxis-reach-guangzhou-s-popular-urban-areas
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