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Raphael ThysLAN
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FILE PHOTO: The Apollo logo is seen on a car of Baidu's driverless robotaxi service Apollo Go, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Josh Arslan/File Photo
Baidu's new autonomous vehicle (AV) Apollo RT6, with a detachable steering wheel, is seen on the sidelines of Baidu World Conference in Beijing, China July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Yingzhi Yang
HONG KONG : Apollo, Chinese tech giant Baidu's smart car business, has received approval to be among the first companies to test fully autonomous vehicles in Shanghai, China's largest city, it said on Wednesday.
The business currently operates driverless robotaxi services in specially designated areas of Wuhan, Chongqing and Beijing.