From Italy to Russia to China , the driverless van baffled onlookers . Van arrives at the Shanghai World Expo on Thursday . The Chinese government has been trying to boost its image as a global economic power by promoting itself as an innovator, but it is also struggling with how to handle the fallout from China's slowing economy. It traveled through Eastern Europe , Russia and Kazakhstan . The van then went through the Gobi Desert and along the Great Wall .
Van arrives at the Shanghai World Expo on Thursday . The Chinese government has been trying to boost its image as a global economic power by promoting itself as an innovator, but it is also struggling with how to handle the fallout from China's slowing economy. It traveled through Eastern Europe , Russia and Kazakhstan . The van then went through the Gobi Desert and along the Great Wall .