HONG KONG—Chinese search-engine giant Baidu Inc. Senior Vice President Wang Jing said Friday that the company plans to mass produce a driverless car in five years—so that babies born today won’t need a driver’s license. Baidu, which is China’s largest search-company with 80% market share, is already testing its model on public roads in Beijing and in Wuhu, in China’s southeastern Anhui province, and in a closed testing area in Shanghai. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Converge technology conference, Mr. Wang said he...
Wang , the senior vice president of Baidu , announced five years that the company plans to mass produce self-driving vehicles within five years , and is already testing its models on public Chinese roads. He stated that he believes the self-driving market is big enough for both Baidu and Google , which is also known to be working on an autonomous vehicle-related project. "The market right now is very early so it's big enough for many players, " Mr. Wang Jing said, "I don't think anyone can dominate this area". An interesting point to note is that the Baidu and Google stated Baidu would not be against working with a ride-sharing platform, and although it has already invested in Uber , it would also be open to working with Uber ’s Chinese rival, Didi Chuxing .