China issuing robotaxi licences after long freeze — Bloomberg

China has resumed issuing robotaxi licences after a four-month freeze triggered by a Baidu fleet outage in Wuhan. The gradual reopening follows a government safety review completed in late June and signals Beijing's renewed push to lead autonomous vehicle development against US competitors like Waymo.

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