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Shanghai takes another step toward unmanned taxis

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On Thursday, Shanghai officials announced the first batch of licenses for fully unmanned taxis.

The lucky companies include Baidu, SAIC, Pony.ai, and Auto X.

Some context: Shanghai has been testing autonomous vehicles – including taxi services – for some time, with testing zone...