The rise of robotaxis in China – TechCrunch

AutoX, Momenta and WeRide took the stage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to discuss the state of robotaxi startups in China and their relationships with local governments in the country. They also talked about overseas expansion -- a common trajectory for China's top autonomous vehicle startups -- and shed light on the challenges and opportunities for foreign AV companies eyeing the massive Chinese market. Worldwide, regulations play a great role in the development of autonomous vehicles. In China, policymaking for autonomous driving is driven from the bottom up rather than a top-down effort by the central government, observed executives from the three Chinese robotaxi startups. Huan Sun, Europe general manager at Momenta, which is backed by the government of Suzhou, a city near Shanghai, said her company had a "very good experience" working with the municipal governments across multiple cities.