beijing traffic authorities have given the green light for road tests of self-driving cars in an effort to foster the use of artificial intelligence (ai) for 1.
北京交管部门对自动驾驶汽车路试开绿灯，以推广人工智能在汽车领域的应用。
according to the beijing municipal commission of transport, only
2 registered in china can apply for the road test. the vehicle should be able to switch between self-driving and conventional modes and be equipped with
3 and cameras so its driving behavior and position can be monitored, the commission said.
the car should pass a technical
4 at a training ground before being allowed on open roads. there are designated roads and hours for the test drive. a driver is required, and the driver will be held responsible if accidents occur, the commission added.
the regulation came after baidu boss
5 li test drove the company's
6 vehicle on beijing's open roads in july, causing
7 as there were no rules regarding such test.
autonomous vehicles have been drawing investment. according to a report by tencent research institute, financing for aided or self-driving cars in china has reached 10.7 billion yuan (1.6 billion u.s. dollars). mobility ranks as the third-hottest ai-related industry following vision-image analysis and voice processing.
the commission said beijing has businesses spread through the whole industrial chain of
8 driving, and that the city will give greater support to the development and commercialization of autonomous vehicles.
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