The Chinese robot taxis that may soon hit Britain’s roads | UK | News
China’s self -driving taxis, next year as soon as possible to reach the roads of England is overthrown. A technology giant named Baidu is said to lead the Chinese Robotaxi accusation in the UK, and other companies from the country continue to expand to Europe.
Baidu, which is called ‘China’s Google’, has started to test its self -driving in England and is reported to be planning to offer thousands of cars on the continent. Beijing -based company plans are said to be a direct challenge for Elon Musk Tesla, who began to test their self -exeming technology in the UK. Last month, the British government announced that after the spring of 2026, the British government will be allowed to allow driverless vehicles on the Roads of England from the spring of 2026.
Accordingly TelegramBaidu has a partnership with Apollo Go, one of the biggest competitors of Uber, who plans to start a driverless taxi service in England next year.
Baidu is said to have focused on England after effective locked in the American market, where China’s self -driving software will be banned from 2027.
Driverless vehicles are already popular in cities in China, and other companies in the country are planning to enter Europe.
One company is reported to test its service in Luxembourg, and the other has tested driverless buses in France and Spain.
Murtuza Ali, a technology analyst in the counterpath Research, said: “China’s best players are forced to overseas markets, and the US rivals are potentially a basis before the complete scaling.”
Although the Chinese technology appears to be on a path to grow rapidly, Telegraph reports that there will probably be an investigation on security records and security concerns.
He was afraid that self -going vehicles could create similar risks to Huawei, a Chinese telecom company that is banned from the UK networks on national security concerns.
Luke de Pulford, the alliance director of the Parliament in China, said to the newspaper: “If Britain does not wake up soon, Huawei will have to keep up with a big invoice to remove high -risk equipment as it should be on.”
According to reports, the first driver -free taxi pilot in the UK is expected to try Uber with Way.
