Riding Baidu's self-driving robotaxi

CNBC's Eunice Yoon joins 'Squawk Box' to share her experience riding Baidu's self-driving robotaxi.

[@TheKkpop1]

China is open to Tesla and Apple. Whereas US sanctions and taxes Huawei and Chinese EV.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

The Chinese are capitalists and the US are now soviets.

[@vlhc4642]

Backward civilizations always feared advanced civilizations more than the other way

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

My comment was deleted fro no good reason. Don't waste your time posting on this channel. The information is controlled like soviets.

[@jaylooppworld381]

You don’t see the trick right?, give it 5 to 10 years, if Tesla by that time still a competitive company, its activity is going to be entirely performed in china, and they wont have another viable option. So the US will still say Tesla is theirs, but they wont be able to remove Tesla from china because that would be self destructive for the company, if it isn’t already.

[@larryc1616]

Can't compete

[@Issavibe3]

The hosts are trying so hard to press her her into saying the tech is not good 😂

[@vignonamoussouvi3592]

Exactly

[@Peter-ox8lj]

the man host looks so uncomfortable knowing china already has self drive taxi years ahead of tesla, what a buffoon

[@user-km1bs4my1y]

because most of these men from America want Tesla and EVs to fail

[@acuantjahyadi7393]

Tuan rumah tua itu selama ini di bohongi oleh media mereka dan politikus nya jadi wajar dia menjadi orang primitif 😂😂 pecundang hanya bisa tersenyum masam 😂😂

[@miko-oki]

USA has waymo which is fully autonomous taxi

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

@@miko-oki USA will always be a looser. Look at Ford. It was the biggest car manufacturing on earth. What now? So does Boeing. It was established in 1907 but it always has accidents compared to Airbus. So does NASA. It was the biggest aerospace program in the world. Now? Elon Musk. He may have a new wife soon.

[@raresborcea]

​@@miko-oki Sure they do..: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Pbp59pfrN-icksi=-mQ3VCPlAdKAzqSs

[@ScotchOnyx]

Joe trying so hard to talk crap but Eunice held her ground let the lady finish.

[@hermesliteratus882]

He's an idiot.

[@markplott4820]

JOE , never lets the Ladys finish FIRST.......lol.

[@mingouczjcz3800]

Because Joe only wanted the negative remarks from her, so that he could maintain his political narrative.

[@ZgO_o]

The guy cant accept China is doing it good, he heard China was collapsing

[@rknow78229]

Of course you can't accept that he's a Trumpster; the mental capacity is limited.

[@tipoomaster]

How is this guy an experienced host, he just keeps blathering on and not letting people get a succinct answer in

[@Shawntquach]

CNBS

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

he has been the ANCHOR for 30 years ! GO FIGURE ! lol

[@ronjos]

What did you expect from CNBC or for that matter from any mainstream media host. They are paid millions for their ignorance and for misleading people. All idiots.

[@tooltalk]

This is garbage.. Waymo has been running their own test program for years in Arizona..

[@joka5345]

Old guy needs to retire 😂😂

[@jasonlucas2328]

He said before he wasn't ready to retire because he hadn't saved enough.

[@potiswad]

Typical white narcissist attitude.

[@Dordord]

Welcome to the CNBC. ChiNa Bashing Center.

[@jonahyun]

terrible hosting segment. let her talk man.

[@MRT-co1sd]

What do you expect from a US host

[@hermesliteratus882]

No, never.

[@josephhall1049]

host sounded concerned that a Chinese company might be pulling ahead technologically

[@edwardlaw797]

Look up BYC U8 and U9... Seal Performance... they are already ahead. I was in Shanghai all Taxis are electric. I stayed in a hotel with no one other than guests... tipped a guitarist at the train station with IQ code... (I was told that's how it has been done for 15 yrs). We have no idea and that's reason for 107.5 percent tariff!

[@markplott4820]

Chyna , doesnt have TESLA HW4 chips , lacks DOJO Supercomputer.

[@DW-op7ly]

From what I understand Tesla Has had Chinese FSD data in China for years why do they need to partner up with Baidu they can go it alone Tesla is at level 2 autonomous driving Baidu is at level 4 autonomous driving

[@sherodwilliams2375]

You guys are so dumb, in this very segment the host mentioned the concerns about the American driverless companies. Some people are concerned no matter what country this technology comes from

[@alfredodestino4162]

@@markplott4820 Yes,India No.1

[@jimkuan8493]

Another point I want to call out: in the map, you can actually specify if you want to have a human supervisor or not. So I really don't know what is the fuss about "try and error" to get a car without the human supervisor. I have seen multiple vloggers specifically use that feature and the cab shows up quite fast. It really feel that this reporter is making it "less convenient" to smooth the anxiety of the American viewers. Go check out the vloggers doing the same in Guangzhou and Beijing. The experience is smooth and swift. That said, all of them have one big gap: they are limited to some city areas only. It is not for the whole city yet. But it is getting there.

[@cosmoobserver3416]

Bravo, man! Trump got at least one thing right: fake news🤣🤣

[@DW-op7ly]

Another thing she is going out at night when every other Chinese person comes out at night 🤣🤣🤣

[@chinoloco6746]

all because if so, then that will break lots of hearts in mid west where this media mainly targeted at.

[@thesecondgroup]

The interviewer is trying so hard to create an impression to the viewers that, the Chinese ones she sat in were crap, but he failed miserably.

[@definitelyno601]

I'm afraid most his viewers aren't as capable of their own original thoughts as you would expect, otherwise he would have been replaced long ago. He's quite a detestable entitled character with an unhealthy sense of self-righteousness, yet for years he remains a host on this show.

[@hullopillow4853]

That's not even a first in China, there's already quite a afew autonomous driving operators duking on the road before Baidu.

[@HopeIsFleeting]

Are they all as bad as this?

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift

[@edidervishi7102]

@@HopeIsFleeting😂自动驾驶汽车比人更谨慎更安全

[@ricnyc2759]

Gina Raymondo running in circles around a table: "AAAAHHHH.... AAAHHH... BAN THEM.... BAN THEM! AAAAH..."

[@Tesfas]

???????lol

[@tooltalk]

she must be doing a great job.. Oooomaooos are losing their minds.

[@dywang32]

​@@tooltalk her job is commerce Secretary. Not the banning secretary. Do you even know what her job duties are?

[@fatdoi003]

@@dywang32 she's get congress to make up some BS law to ban those chinese robo taxis in china lol

[@tooltalk]

@@dywang32 : Yep, she's a great equalizer.. had some doubts about her qualification before, but she's doing a great job!

[@alanalan2312]

The Americans thought they are ahead in auto driving !

[@SupaChinido]

Oh they are. Apparently 99% people(including u) underestimate the power of chinese

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no safety driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift

[@MRT-co1sd]

Americans are living in a cocoon. Actually, Chinese technology are far more advanced but local government are very conservative they want 0 accidents on Robots, thus the roll out products are way more strict than necessary thus what you see on the roads are the most water down version.

[@michanel888]

@@MRT-co1sdwho got a internet wall? Or can’t even raised a white paper and speak for themselves and others? So who’s I the cocoon as their mother is protecting them? 😂😂

[@augustzhao1689]

self driven taxi are all around in China, with human assistant and no human assistant. of course you don't want to show that side of China, that will make you look bad.

[@frederickdalusim5136]

Robotaxi without human driver is amazing❤️

[@teebone2157]

3 dollar trip is excellent

[@youtoobization]

4 hour trip isn't

[@markplott4820]

TESLA Robotaxi only costs 10c per mile , landed.

[@theotheleo6830]

@@markplott4820 Are you posting this comment from the future?

[@xinyiquan666]

@@youtoobization thats has nothing to do with the taxi, is this lady keep changing the car

[@xinyiquan666]

@@markplott4820 in US, that would never exist

[@RB-eo4eq]

😂Sober Joe … atta boy ! One day at a time. Jeez thank goodness Eunice is always more than classy and sharp in her reporting.

[@user-fk8pr1hp8v]

The host was overwhelmed by China's advanced technology.

[@TheeCommentSection]

4 hrs, that’s a lie. It takes minutes to call the taxis , after cancellations the system takes longer

[@ALWH1314]

Didn’t her app show 15 minutes for the first taxi, guess the four hours is because she skipped a few with satay person. Watched a Japanese NHK video test in Beijing, she got a taxi with no safety person in about 15 minutes but she couldn’t call one as a foreigner so had to have a Chinese coworker assisting her. It’s good that nobody blocked the taxi on the road on purpose or smashed the car like video I saw happened in San Francisco. Hope Biden 100% tariff doesn’t impact Tesla advancement in Chinese market.

[@peterlim8416]

Not everyone is confident or comfortable with no-man taxi, this is why some units comes with driver assistant (its still automated). I think this is fair as the system still need time to test, evaluate before its launch as full proofs system

[@ajwo5984]

Eunice is cool!

[@kamsunleong6648]

I remember her very well. Back in June 2011 when the Beijing - Shanghai high speed rail service launched their maiden trip, she was on board this brand new train and observed there were very few passengers. She remarked she had doubts this will be successful, as most Chinese would not be able to afford the fare. Fast forward today. This line is the busiest and most profitable route for the Chinese railways. It runs 41 daily trips to the two cities and carried more than 50 million passengers last year. She has probably learned by not commenting about the viability of this robotaxi service. She didn't want to wrong again.

[@TF-2q1]

it’s amazing

[@kevinr8431]

The squawk box interviewer just stumbles through the interview with no preparation

[@wroughtforge7547]

For unmanned robot taxi, you need to press on the icon without driver

[@jimkuan8493]

Just to be clear, it takes 4 hours to get a self-driving taxi WITHOUT supervising human which is obviously sitting there to comfort the riders on this new technology. Getting a self-driving taxi (with or without human), only take about 15 or 20 minutes.

[@hehe-mq2bk]

Usually the drivers don't touch the steering or use the pedals. They r there for support just in case. It is TECHNICALLY an FSD but it's still in experimental stages

[@Martinit0]

It took 4 hours because she refused to board at least two earlier taxis. In fact it's a good sign it took 4 hours, that means there is more demand than supply.

[@DW-op7ly]

Yes A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift

[@nmew6926]

The big problem with Robo Taxis or Autonomous Cars is security if say.. 5 thugs standing on your way. In a normal car, the driver has a choice to force its way and hurt these thugs wheras an Autonomous car will likely stop one meter close to these thugs. Passengers pulled out, beaten, stolen. So quite obvious, autonomous cars or Robo Taxis are not suitable for US but suits very well for safe countries like China

[@gxl3060]

中国治安很好，很少你这种场景

[@user-cv2nr7wl1v]

这种明目张胆的抢劫美国也不多吧

[@Zakaius]

Yep!! In agreement there. USA, 5 thugs standing in the way 😃😃 Nothing doing like this in China.

[@AnotherJohnJohn]

2:09 - It's printed as “远程驾驶示范应用”, meaning it's a “test program for remotely driven car”. So it's not a self driving car. Someone was driving it from somewhere remotely.

[@dannyng370]

AKA Teleoperation

[@markplott4820]

Chinese text - " we steal & sell ALL your DATA "

[@AnotherJohnJohn]

@@dannyng370 Exactly. So in Chinese reports, they sometimes call it “driverless cars,” which ≠ autopilot.

[@eric9069]

remote driven car? do u know what u are talking about?

[@markplott4820]

@@eric9069 - Waymo & Criuse are sometimes Remote driven , when HIRED.

[@tanyi5524]

My city began to operate unmanned buses two years ago.

[@Traci.Nelson]

she says "my assumption" is they use ladar, well this is a significant fact CNBC don't assume tell the audience if indeed it is factual that ladar is used or cameras only

[@raygan777able]

Wuhan one is at a prototyping phase. Try taking one at Shanghai or Chengdu or other cities that had gone live for sometime.

[@dunkhead3732]

Garfield the cat, let her speak!!

[@jmjt3709]

At least the skies look blue enough (:

[@NopWorks]

Need more BBC filter

[@purplemist2779]

They talk as if LiDAR is something huge/controversial. Anything above $20,000 EVs in China have LiDARs.

[@jamalkaddouri6453]

Amazing

[@aguilarsu]

Great

[@ramonching7772]

That guy in the studio is so uncomfortable because he cannot find anything bad to say.

[@Joe_Jo007]

I am going to try it in summer vacation😊

[@fatdoi003]

who would've known skynet started as robotaxi

[@righttender]

There is already a guy wearing leather jacket and selling AI chips

[@Mr-ro6cl]

The man was like wowhuuuuuuuuuuu

[@johndavid9418]

"Stiff competition" , With Tesla ? 🤣🤣 BTW, Isn't it illegal to call emergency services without needing them ?

[@zihaowang4223]

Joe, first time at work?

[@HasnaaAlaa]

Awesome

[@binhe6500]

Ok it says person with bad heart should not ride it. That means the old news guy in the studio 😂

[@DailySource]

She incorrectly states that she waited four hours to get a driverless car. The first car that came was driverless. There was an attendant, but he was not driving it. For about 99.99% of consumers, we don’t care if there is an attendant or not.

[@curvetrcalinga]

Admirable technology. I would not use it if I can still drive. And if I can’t drive, I’ll call someone I know who can drive, and if there’s no one available to drive me then I’ll use it. My desire to use it is really really low but I admire the technology.

[@six16th]

Did yall hear that fart @ 4:35?

[@sheldondavy9079]

Haha yes I did 😂

[@TheJohnnyJohnny]

😂😂😂

[@zhaokwong5544]

China is really so technological advance and society is ready to adapt. In the US, people are not respectful enough to utilize self servicing technology. Just look at self checkout or 😢 honor system

[@johnli6782]

she is doing everything she can to say how bad the experience is rather than providing a true comparison. She got a robotaxi way sooner than four hours. Though it had a person in there, the person is not the driver but a technician. Functional data from autonomous driving is always being gathered when during a live trial period. Given the number of people in China, she got a robotaxi nearly immediately. Tha fact she had to walk to a particular position is because there are prohibited zones. I am glad the front of a hotel is one of those, as pedestrian traffic is notoriously chaotic in these areas. Please do not go to China anymore, even if you might physically appear an Asian. You are not welcomed.

[@linphilip6389]

Yes, americans with a narrow mind should stay in their villages. Don't need them in China or anywhere else.

[@fatdoi003]

she looks Asian?? maybe some of her grandparents were

[@mingouczjcz3800]

Because Joe wanted negative remarks to air his show

[@ramoncarrillo6467]

The robot taxi pass you 😮😂😮

[@bearpolo3618]

It's ridiculous that this lady said "it's slow". How fast can you drive in US cities? As far as I know, 30 m/h is the typical speed limit in cities. What kind of crap is this?!

[@BatCountryAdventures]

Another big component that will later be very useful for China is their 5G network. Low-latency data feed would allow for stop-less traffic junctions.

[@eddiebrown9214]

Oh hell no they don’t have to worry about me taking one what would happen if someone hack it you would be on a ride of your life literally and it won’t end well

[@issiewizzie]

joe kernen take it easy bro

[@donkeykong516]

China is gold standard for real life test

[@adamomar8401]

Is she on ozempic?

[@paulogabrielferreiralage3632]

Funny competition!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Seems she almost lost dinner!!!

[@tedwong7037]

As if you can get permission to pratice this technology on the road, it already has been proven reliable, the reson why you need to have a human driver sitting in is apparently for safety issue and emergencies. Hes not going to do anything about the wheel, more of a observer and service personal, its a responsible way to deliver this technology to the public, one step at a time

[@peterchern9447]

The two anchor men already started the scantion even way before the congress

[@realbobbyaxel]

The reporter was the therapist named Julia Sasaki in the Netflix show Atypical! Kinda funny to see her kn this role now

[@jimmywilson8503]

No, that was Amy Okuda.

[@tvm73836]

Close enough

[@danielhill3261]

Since it was revealed that GM's Cruise was partially remotely operated (by someone with a joystick), how likely is it that Baidu's cars are remotely operated? Magic 8 ball says: "Very Likely."

[@cupajoe640]

Agreed

[@SupaChinido]

It was waymo remotely driving their taxi. Cruise isn't, that's why cruise ran into all kinds of problems and accidents and finally got suspended due a critical event. So waymo is more superior due to them having drivers for their taxi

[@user-km1bs4my1y]

Please accept that Chinese are way ahead of America.

[@SupaChinido]

@user-km1bs4my1y nah they are still a 3rd world country, average civilian there still making less than $100 a month and living in cardbox

[@user-km1bs4my1y]

@@SupaChinido it may be so but USA is behind in technology now. The only thing that is US controls is world finance. Once China stops buying US treasury debt, USA IS DOOMED

[@goolooggg9005]

USA too is not so backward, america has Waymo robotaxi in SF 😂

[@jbranche8024]

28,000 for a Chauffeur driven car? No wonder they are chasing autonomous cars.

[@HopeIsFleeting]

Why would it have to make a U-Turn?

[@xinyiquan666]

she probbaly board car on a spot U turn is a necessary,

[@HopeIsFleeting]

@@xinyiquan666 That's not what it looks like.

[@aaronl5826]

What exactly is wrong for having a u turn?

[@edwardlaw797]

Look up BYD U8 and U9... Seal Performance... Xiaomi SU7 (phone company btw). They are already ahead! I was in Shanghai all Taxis are electric. I stayed in a hotel with no one other than guests... tipped a guitarist at the train station with IQ code... (I was told that's how it has been done for 15 yrs). We have no idea and that's reason for 107.5 percent tariff! As Elon said himself, if we don't add protection, they (BYD and other Chinese EV companies) will annihilate every car manufacturer in the world.

[@fatdoi003]

zeekr 001 FR...

[@yanglinluo]

The tariff is for election purpose

[@umairusman]

the guy is trying to crap on Baidu so bad

[@CHASTAK]

There is no way in hell any car company will beat tesla to the pinch when it comes to self-driving. Anyone with FSD can attest to that, tesla is probably less than a year away from not needing driver intervention

[@user-km1bs4my1y]

The only problem is the american population that want to hold on to ICE cars and hate Tesla with passion. I dont care what is Elon political view but he is the only American who has that attitude that made America great

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift

[@mallkrawlerz620]

Yet Tesla is about to use them for their technology in china….. you know nothing.

[@jayceh]

Tesla's less than a year away but Baidu is negative 1 year away...

[@DW-op7ly]

@@jayceh Baidu has had paid robotaxis since 2022

[@csjmb6193]

the young male host his eyes... are like in the scary movies

[@bpwk8800]

China does offer more services in a cheaper price range. 28k 😮😮

[@lisizecha9759]

TV man is Tesla fan boy and seems a little skeptical

[@tydwil1]

Phoenix, Arizona has robotaxis on demand. It's the largest autonomous vehicle zone in the world. 🌵

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

This video is misleading. These *ARE* actually REAL robotaxis. As far as I know, the only reason many of them still have a person sitting in the driver seat is because of government safety regulations. The local government gave permission for driverless operations only in certain restricted areas. That was the reason why there was a person sitting at the driver seat.

[@truthful3777]

Chaotic drivers in China? You should go to South East Asia countries where 2 lanes road got 4 lanes of cars. 😮😮😮😮

[@zhengzhenggu9474]

I sense the host didn’t even want to do this interview, his tone of voice lacked enthusiasm or interest 😅 didn’t even bother to strike a good question or conversation. 😂

[@whitemoon5752]

The old man host is paid by Raymando to sound demotivated by this story.

[@DeEmperor1]

The host is upset. He wants to hear bad news.

[@billf4429]

It's looks like we have a long way to catch up with mainland China and Japan.

[@MrProy33]

Hell, no. You just lost all respect.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

where is TESLA ?

[@danielhill3261]

Tesla is inevitable.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

@@danielhill3261 😂😂😂😂😂

[@theodorehaskins3756]

So the fact that you don’t know the answer to that question is very revealing about your ignorance, to ask such a ridiculous question, suggest that you have not been paying attention. So stay tuned, and you might learn something when Elon makes his announcement about the launch of their Robo taxis/app in August. Cheers 🥂

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

@@theodorehaskins3756 in your dreams bro - keep huggin ELONS nuts ok

[@fritzeph6550]

I think it will not work in the US considering the amount of crimes and haters towards robot. I've seen Uber eats robot get harass by people.

[@TanSpaceX]

China is way ahead of us in bullet trains, hypersonic missiles, and robotaxis. It’s not even close. 😂

[@fatdoi003]

highways, bridges, airports, automated container ports, 5.5G, robotic factories etc.....

[@Pmz604]

Keep on winning China 💪

[@LaJuanHughes]

They are doing it in the city. Tesls goal is everywhere.

[@PeterSedesse]

It is the same as Waymo, which is operating in most of the most profitable markets already. Do you think a Tesla robotaxi is going to be profitable sitting in a trailer park. The profit is in dense areas where you get short, expensive fares back to back. Not idling in some small town waiting hours between rides.

[@etocal]

and yet nowhere right now

[@nolisto1]

Everybody's goal is everywhere, the question is, do they have the capability to do it

[@markplott4820]

EVERYWHERE !!!!!!

[@PeterSedesse]

@@nolisto1 I don't think that is true. I think Waymo is starting in the most profitable areas and then will gradually spread, which they are doing, but I don't think they ever want to operate outside of profitable areas. It is no different than walmart closing stores in poor redneck counties.

[@reptilexcq2]

I think China would be wise not to allow Tesla's robo due to security issue. Remember, they banned government workers from using Tesla? Well, if they allow Tesla's robotaxi, that's just defeat the purpose of the ban because the Robotaxi can just drive all over country.

[@brunoheggli2888]

Game over for Tesla!

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂GO Short TSLA Bruno

[@ronjos]

Yes, China with a population of 1.2 bil can deploy enough remote human drivers to operate their fake robotaxis. Tesla is screwed.

[@DW-op7ly]

To be fair they partnered Tesla up with Baidu Meaning the Chinese Government just helped Tesla to catch up to autonomous driving level 4 which is where Baidu is at

[@AL-ei2gc]

Host : we don’t need this in US. My cousin would lose his Uber job.

[@MrMoraltv]

If it takes you 4 hours to get a taxi with 500 taxi means it doesn't work

[@hainguyen51755]

Funny. I just watched a video from a white guy who lives in China (I believe his name is Jason, and his channel is Living in China) . He showed how easy to use robotaxi in china. Then KZbin recommended me this. I feel like there are two China.

[@cybertruck4988]

The more I see these videos by mainstream media the more I know Tesla is in the lead with no one anywhere close. TESLA🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀.

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift Tesla is level 2 Autonomous Baidu is level 4 Autonomous

[@fastpistonx]

Would never work in the US. The tires, battery etc would be stolen and car smashed up in one day. The use of driverless buses is already in full use.

[@kennySg101]

Baidu has been experimenting Robotaxi for years. Tesla is still has some work to do IMO. Frankly, enthusiasm about success n eventually ability to monetize Robotaxi is ahead of time.

[@markplott4820]

then YOU have not Ridden Tesla FSD V12.4.

[@kennySg101]

@@markplott4820 Not to put down Tesla, not so easy to get regulatory approval and eventually monetize it. Would Americans want to give up their car and use Robotaxi?

[@markplott4820]

@@kennySg101 - its Cheaper to offer $1 - $2 rides per mile , than paying MONTHLY car payments, LEASE, Insurance , Maintenance . most Robotaxi will Subsidize MOST rides w/ Paratransit, Medicare , and WORK allowance. TESLA is already #1 Corporate car in GERMANY & Europe.

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift

[@DW-op7ly]

That’s not a paid robotaxis ride From what I understand Tesla Has had Chinese FSD data in China for years why do they need to partner up with Baidu they can go it alone Tesla is at level 2 Baidu is at level 4

[@donga2000]

He is trying ao hard to find something negative about this to complete his mission. 😂

[@fckutube]

So far ahead isn't even funny

[@RantRantJoe]

Tesla's "driver assist" is a joke. I want to see a comparision between 🇨🇳 and 🇺🇲 - Google's Waymo robo taxi and which two are better.

[@abhishekmahanta1112]

China will surpass US in both economy and technology in this decade. I am pretty optimistic about it.

[@yichen656]

China new energy car can look for parking and stop in the lot automatically, without human being.

[@sunfarm1963]

Guys don't forget this is only STARTED.

[@MegaPapa8888]

Wah! They are doing this already with 500 or so in Wuhan, which is a 2nd tier city in China.

[@fatdoi003]

Shenzhen as well...

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift Tesla is level 2 Autonomous Baidu is level 4 Autonomous

[@hsingkao2024]

Baidu robotaxi seems a sad news to CNBC.

[@FreedomBizerker]

Competition for TSLA? Not if you have any capacity for deductive reasoning.

[@xn7gm]

talking about yourself?

[@itchynackers]

So the media will obviously think they are competition.

[@kamsunleong6648]

Still waiting their roadster. Now waiting for their robotaxi

[@FreedomBizerker]

Clever, cheeky monkey.

[@DW-op7ly]

A few problems I noticed…. Wuhan has just removed a night time ban on there being no driver behind that steering wheel of the robotaxi And most importantly Baidu reported 4.1 million paid robo taxi rides up to Q3 of 2023 Each one of those robotaxis would have to do about 22 trips per day So the wait is understandable until they get more cars on the road That’s where Tesla comes as these two were partnered up by the Chinese Government giving Tesla a gift