SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Autonomous driving startup WeRide obtained a allow to check two passenger automobiles on California’s public roads and not using a security driver within the entrance, California’s Division of Motor Autos mentioned on Monday.
WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault, Mitsubishi, can also be testing its driverless automobile in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou.
Automakers and know-how corporations are investing billions of {dollars} in autonomous driving, aiming to take an early lead in what many take into account the way forward for mobility.
Different corporations that are allowed to check autonomous automobiles with no security driving within the entrance in California embrace Alphabet Inc’s Waymo, Baidu Inc, Alibaba-backed AutoX and Basic Motors Co’s majority owned Cruise.
