AutoX: Inside China's Robotaxi

Move over, Tesla and Waymo. The first self-driving robotaxis in China are being rolled out on the streets of tech hub Shenzhen.

Bloomberg's Allen Wan and AutoX CEO "Professor X" take a Chrysler minivan for a spin in an industrial suburb. Clogged with trucks and wayward drivers, we find out how safe and convenient the company's robotaxi service really is.

Buckle up.

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[SKY........]

Imagine trying to steal this car 🚗then it drives you in to the police station 🚉😐🤣🤣

[muskelpaulkleber]

"Should I be nervous?" - "Yes!" :D

[Native]

They need to put a lidar in the rear of the van.

[damianjf]

Wow.... the first company that depelov a Autonomus type 3....

[manufacturedreality]

It's cool, but there is barely any traffic.

[akassebaum]

Is this service geo-fenced? I heard Waymo is restricted to already approved paths in the Phoenix area. It is very interesting how this car can maneuver around parked cars.

[Lonnie]

It's wasn't Waymo that was having the accidents. It was Cruise in San Francisco.

[itzben]

They are plying this vehicle on the same street every time... Saw couple of videos...

[bobmorane]

Is this a level 5 self driving vehicle ? Does it require a special license to operate in Shenzhen ?

[taykokhuat]

A multi billion company coming on the horizon. Why is the Uber and others not adopting this system?

[fredfrond]

Try and bring This to the USA and the on first day on the job the robo taxi will be vandalised or ( if ice) the catalytic converter will be stolen (if EV) the battery will be stolen.

[macberry]

I don't know how well I could relax if I'm putting my life into the hands of a robot. I would only allow self driving on a limited basis like when its following another car or emergency situations

[cpcreit]

It's a start but let's see how it does during those crazy traffic jams in China where you are bumper to bumper while pedestrians are jay walking, jumping over railings, etc. Another thing that gets me, why bother w/ a "steering wheel"??? A game pad seem more logical for manual takeover during emergencies???

[peianghe]

Time to buy Chinese equities and invest in China

[jayanthrj]

What work will human do if technology keep on increasing?

[dasstraat]

Waymo caused 1 accident at 5 km/hour after 8 million kilometers... but a normal human would already have 20 accidents. This is not good enough for our planet it seems???

[Wabuh-Wabuh]

And they want to keep investing in tesla...funneled & still trash...

[guiagaston]

AutoX that's exactly what Tesla would be called if musk actually founded it.

[cynthiacasey]

Okay I heard that you're trying to work with the Aging population well a lot of sudden in wheelchairs and so does your self-driving car take people with wheelchairs or power wheelchairs and lock them in how's that working out

[travelingteslastyle]

Can't imagen current auto owners ever wanting to share, possibly contaminated, spaces like the interior of a car. Its okay as a cab if you have no other choice. I know it isn't my families preference.