SHALOM OLALEYE
Baidu, a Chinese technology and internet services company known for its search engines, began offering nighttime driverless taxis in Wuhan, China.
The public can ride its robotaxis in Wuhan between 7 am and 11 pm starting this week, without safety drivers behind the wheel.
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Previously, its unmanned vehicles could only operate from 9 am to 5 pm in the city. The updated scheme is expected to cover one million customers in certain areas of Wuhan, a city of more than 10 million people.
Like most autonomous vehicle startups, Baidu combines a mix of third-party cameras, radars, and lidars to help its cars see better in low-visibility conditions.