Internet giant Baidu has been granted the first approval for the testing of self-driving cars on public roads in Beijing, reports Chinanews.com.

 

中新网报道，互联网巨头百度获首个自动驾驶上路许可，该许可允许百度的车辆在北京的公路上测试。

 

The capital has opened 33 roads of a total length of 105 kilometers for autonomous¹ car testing outside the Fifth Ring Road and away from densely-populated areas on the outskirts².

 

According to regulations for managing road testing for self-driving vehicles, autonomous vehicles are eligible³ for public road testing only after they have completed 5,000 kilometers of daily driving in designated closed test fields and passed assessments⁴.

 

The test vehicles must be equipped with monitoring devices that can monitor driving behavior, collect vehicle location information and monitor whether a vehicle is in self-driving mode.

 

Test drivers must have received no less than 50 hours of self-driving training.

 

Beijing has built its first closed test fields in Haidian District, covering about 13 hectares.

 

The licenses⁶ for road testing are valid⁷ for 30 days and license⁵ holders⁸ can apply for renewal⁹ after self-driving cars pass assessments.

 

Baidu is developing high-resolution maps for self-driving cars. The first will be based on the 33 roads.

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