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Baidu receives first open-road test licenses for self-driving cars

Mar. 22, 2018 6:43 PM ETBaidu, Inc. (BIDU) StockBy: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
  • Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) says it has gotten its first batch of licenses to do open-road testing of its autonomous driving vehicles in designated parts of Beijing.
  • It's the first company to get such permits, and it celebrated by taking five cars on its Apollo platform for a test spin in the city's southeast suburbs.
  • There are 33 roads spanning about 105 kilometers open for testing, in less populated areas.
  • Vehicles that apply for the license go through 5,000 km of closed-course training as well as capability evaluations, and safety drivers have to undergo 50 hours of training in order to take control of the vehicle in case of emergency.

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