Hong Kong-headquartered Chinese startup AutoX, which develops autonomous driving technology with the backing of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has received permission from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test driverless vehicles on the streets within a certain part of the territory San Jose.
AutoX has been licensed by the DMV since 2017 to test self-driving cars with drivers. The new license allows the company to test a single self-driving vehicle on the streets near its San Jose headquarters. Prior to this, only two companies in California, Waymo and Nuro, received such permission.
The document stipulates that AutoX will be able to drive its test vehicles in "fair weather" and light rain conditions on the streets at speeds not exceeding 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). Currently, 62 companies in the state have been granted permission to test autonomous vehicles, subject to the mandatory presence of an employee behind the wheel, for safety net.
AutoX recently in Shenzhen and Shanghai, a robotic taxi service with a fleet of about 100 unmanned vehicles.
At the beginning of this year the company about plans to partner with Fiat Chrysler to roll out robotic taxi services in both China and other Asian countries. In addition, by the end of this year, AutoX plans to launch a pilot project of a robotic taxi service in Europe in partnership with the Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer NEVS.
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Source: 3dnews.ru