This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

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China to allow driverless car tests on highways, putting it in the same lane as US, Germany and UK

  • The draft, which is open to public feedback, is expected to be implemented soon if there are no strong objections from the general public
  • MIIT says it is allowing driverless testing on highways because there is strong demand and the technology is improving

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Updated: 5:14pm, 14 Jan, 2021

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This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
This photo taken on July 22, 2020 shows a driver (L) in a Didi Chuxing autonomous taxi preparing for a pilot test drive on the streets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
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