PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Chinese developers of self-driving technologies have gained ground on top American rivals in California road tests as Pony.ai and Baidu log sharp increases in distances driven for 2019.
Gap with American rivals narrows in road tests, with R&D focus in both countries

Baidu leads the Apollo open-source platform, with Ford among its partners. (Photo courtesy of the two companies)
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Chinese developers of self-driving technologies have gained ground on top American rivals in California road tests as Pony.ai and Baidu log sharp increases in distances driven for 2019.