AutoX Autonomous Driving in Unmanned Vehicle Shenzhen, China

The launch of AutoX’s fully driverless RoboTaxi in January 2021 was a major milestone for the company as it provided the first commercial RoboTaxi service in China and made AutoX the second company in the world to operate a RoboTaxi service without a safety driver in the vehicle. Ms. Wang, a representative from the AutoX operations team, said the fully driverless RoboTaxi service has been “well received“ by Shenzhen residents and officials alike. Within the first 100 days of operation, AutoX RoboTaxi has won over a group of loyal users from the traditional ride-hailing market. Shenzhen, also known as the Silicon Valley of China, is the first and only city in China where fully driverless cars can operate on public roads. Beijing, by contrast, only allows autonomous driverless vehicles to operate with a “backseat safety driver” present in the second row or co-driver seat and vehicles may only drive within closed campuses or zones. Similarly, Guangzhou also requires a “backseat safety dr