Shanghai offers 24-hour robotaxi service

STORY: Shanghai offers 24-hour robotaxi service DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introductions of Shanghai robotaxis 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving STORYLINE: China's Shanghai is offering 24-hour robotaxi services to residents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving "On June 27, 2020, we launched robotaxi services as one of the first batch of autonomous driving demonstration application enterprises in Shanghai. Over the past two years, we have received a lot of feedback from users. Recently, some users have reported that they hope for using our services at night or even in the early morning, so we've become one of the first in China to launch a 24-hour robotaxis service." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations

China's autonomous driving enters "fast lane" with commercial operation

STORY: China's autonomous driving enters "fast lane" with commercial operation DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MO LUYI, Vice President of Pony.ai, a self-driving company STORYLINE: The commercial operation of driverless robotaxis is venturing beyond semi-closed areas and onto more open roads in China thanks to technological innovation and policy support. Chinese tech giant Baidu has started to offer the commercial robotaxi service in some areas of Wuhan and Chongqing via the company's autonomous ride-hailing platform Apollo Go. Starting this month, fully self-driving cars with no manual driving mode and corresponding devices can drive in designated areas and road sections in Shenzhen. In recent years, China has rolled out a series of policies to promote the development and commercialization of self-driving technology. According to CITIC Securities, the development of robotaxis is likely to be in a fast lane,