Manufacturers of self-driving cars will be able to test their vehicles on Beijing 's streets following an announcement by the city's Apollo . Drivers in Beijing, beware: soon, you’ll be driving alongside autonomous vehicles. It said Beijing -registered companies that had already tested their vehicles could apply for permission to take them out on Beijing 's roads. The regulator stipulated a human driver must be in the vehicle at all times. Every car requires insurance, and a committee of experts will oversee the testing. Robin Li CEO Robin Li recently said mass-production of autonomous cars using its Municipal Commission of Transport platform will begin 2018 .
Manufacturers of self-driving cars will be able to test their vehicles on Beijing 's streets following an announcement by the city's Apollo . It said Beijing -registered companies that had already tested their vehicles could apply for permission to take them out on Beijing 's roads. The regulator stipulated a human driver must be in the vehicle at all times. Every car requires insurance, and a committee of experts will oversee the testing. Robin Li CEO Robin Li recently said mass-production of autonomous cars using its Municipal Commission of Transport platform will begin 2018 .