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BEIJING,April28(TMTPOST)—BaiduannouncedonThursdaythatitreceivedapermitfromBeijingtooperateunmannedautonomousdrivingservicesforitsmobilityserviceplatformLuoboKuaipao.
ThenewdevelopmentmeansthatunmannedautonomousdrivingisofficiallyallowedinmegacitiesinmainlandChina.
ThenewlyreleasedguidelinesfromBeijingstatethatentitiesthathavereceivedapermitcanprovidepilotunmannedautonomousdrivingservicesontheopenroadwithin60squarekilometersoftheBeijingHigh-LevelAutonomousDrivingPilotZone.
Smartcarswerepreviouslyonlytestedonroadsclearedoffpasserby,whichmeansthisisthefirsttimeforBeijingtoallowautonomousdrivingcarstorunonopenroads.Toensuresafety,theguidelinesmandatehigherstandardsonsafetymanagement,dataandcybersecurityandriskavoidance,etc.
Baiduwillfirstdeploytenunmannedautonomousdrivingvehiclesandlateradd30moretotheoperationin