Beijing Self-Driving Vehicle Road Tests Topped One Million Km in 2019

To date, China's self-driving road test efforts have lagged behind other regions. The California Vehicle Administration (DMV) says 64 companies have been granted licenses for road tests with a human in the passenger seat, with former Google self-driving project Waymo the sole company in the state permitted to test without a human in the vehicle. Waymo has completed 2.34 million km of California road tests, followed by GM Cruise's 1.33 million km and others such as Pony.ai, It's not surprising that California is a world leader in self-driving road testing, considering the large number of AI companies located in the state. But a recent report suggests China has picked up speed, with Beijing emerging as a new self-driving vehicle hot spot.