Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder.
China's tech companies and carmakers have poured billions of dollars into self-driving technology in recent years in an effort to catch industry leaders in the United States.
Now, the central city of Wuhan boasts one of the world's largest networks of self-driving cars, home to a fleet of over 500 taxis that can be hailed on an app just like regular rides.
At one intersection in an industrial area of Wuhan, AFP reporters saw at least five robotaxis passing each other as they navigated regular traffic.
"It looks kind of magical, like a sci-fi movie," a local surnamed Yang said.
This story is from the August 17, 2024 edition of The Citizen.
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