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China's Self-Driving Revolution and Robotaxis
TechnologySCMPchannel-news-asiaglobal-times1mo ago3 sources

China's Self-Driving Revolution and Robotaxis

Chinese cities are advancing a future of autonomous transport, with over 500 fully driverless vehicles already operating in Guangzhou, offering lessons for other nations like Singapore.

How did China’s Guangzhou tee up a surge in South Korean tourists?
BusinessSCMP2mo ago

How did China’s Guangzhou tee up a surge in South Korean tourists?

A surge in South Korean visitors wanting to play golf in Guangzhou, fuelled by China’s visa-free travel policy and the city’s warm climate, is keeping Quan Yulan busier than ever at the travel agency where she has worked for 12 years. Compared with 2023, when international travel began recovering after the coronavirus pandemic, Korean bookings surged by more than 300 per cent last year, said Quan, who is of Korean descent, adding that the Guangzhou-based agency expected even stronger growth this...

Why wait? China should skip a step in self-driving cars, Xpeng founder and CEO says
TechnologySCMP1mo ago

Why wait? China should skip a step in self-driving cars, Xpeng founder and CEO says

The head of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng said the country should accelerate the development of autonomous driving technology amid slowing sales growth in the sector. He Xiaopeng, founder and CEO of the Guangzhou-based company, said on Monday that the country should skip an intermediate step and move directly to a more advanced version of autonomous capabilities, adding that Beijing should adjust regulations and policies faster to make this happen. He said he would submit this...