百度获北京自动驾驶上路许可
Internet giant Baidu has been granted the first approval for the testing of self-driving cars on public roads in Beijing, reports Chinanews.com.
中新网报道，互联网巨头百度获首个自动驾驶上路许可，该许可允许百度的车辆在北京的公路上测试。
The capital has opened 33 roads of a total length of 105 kilometers for autonomous car testing outside the Fifth Ring Road and away from densely-populated areas on the outskirts.
According to regulations for managing road testing for self-driving vehicles, autonomous vehicles are eligible for public road testing only after they have completed 5,000 kilometers of daily driving in designated closed test fields and passed assessments.
The test vehicles must be equipped with monitoring devices that can monitor driving behavior, collect vehicle location information and monitor whether a vehicle is in self-driving mode.
Test drivers must have received no less than 50 hours of self-driving training.
Beijing has built its first closed test fields in Haidian District, covering about 13 hectares.
The licenses for road testing are valid for 30 days and license holders can apply for renewal after self-driving cars pass assessments.
Baidu is developing high-resolution maps for self-driving cars. The first will be based on the 33 roads.