BEIJING -- Driverless taxis operated by artificial intelligence are becoming a common sight in China's capital, with such cabs operated by Chinese tech group Baidu transporting nearly as many passengers as a normal taxi on a daily basis.
This reporter recently took a Baidu cab around the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone some 20 km southeast of Beijing. After the pickup location and destination had been entered on a smartphone app, a vehicle with a flashy yellow and red logo soon appeared with nobody behind the wheel.
