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China issuing robotaxi licences after long freeze — Bloomberg
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
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.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Autonomous Vehicles, and 3 sources have reported it.
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If you're building autonomous vehicle software or sensors outside China, Baidu, Pony AI and WeRide just got the signal to move fast—Beijing wants homegrown robotaxis to win the global race against Waymo. Your window to supply them before they vertically integrate is now.
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