Chinese Company Leapfrogs Tesla, Announces Self-Driving Car Rental Service

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Baidu, the Beijing company behind China's largest search engine, has just announced the launch of what it calls the "world's first autonomous vehicle rental service".

The program is the result of a partnership with CAR Inc, which is said to be China's largest car rental company, and will apparently go live "later this year," according to IoT World Today, a tech market publication.

When it comes to self driving vehicles, China has gone from zero to 60 in the blink of an eye.

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Author / Journalist: Joe Wilkins

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesChinaHong Kong

Topics: Advanced Transport Baidu Robotaxi Self driving China Tesla

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Published On: 2025-05-13 @ 17:00:50 (1 days ago)

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