Name: Why Self-Driving Cars Are Getting a Boost In China | WSJ
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- [Announcer] The autonomous fleet's goal?

Navigate the chaotic traffic of the tiny city

and sweep up data on how other vehicles and people move.

to the servers of Chinese startup, AutoX,

perfecting algorithms that its CEO, Jianxiong Xiao,

says will soon make China a nation of self-driving cars.

- If the pandemic in countries like U.S. continue,

The pandemic give us a head-start advantage

- [Announcer] When lockdowns across the U.S.

forced American companies like Alphabet's Waymo,

because China was emerging from lockdown.

having to rely almost entirely on simulation work.

Having a few months of additional time to do that testing

will probably benefit the Chinese companies.

- [Announcer] Auto analysts say American companies

that the pandemic has bought them to get ahead.

more than doubled their fleets of self-driving vehicles

face-to-face interactions during the pandemic

has also helped companies raise $1.4 billion

- If we can make the car fully automatic,

It's actually much safer considering COVID-19.

- [Announcer] This is the Shenzhen headquarters of AutoX

the team has been working on a new radar system

so that our car can drive under heavy raining situation.

- [Announcer] Xiao, says he expects the technology

since not many people have driver's licenses.

but not many people in China can afford to have a car.

And that's why shared mobility is a must-have.

- [Announcer] AutoX is unveiling a revolutionary way.

- [Announcer] AutoX also has two R and D centers

to test and feed information back to China.

Xiao says the pandemic accelerated his company's plans.

the Chinese government has played a critical role.

Beijing said a third of all cars produced in China

- That's really where the biggest advantage is going to be.

- [Announcer] Sam Abuelsamid is a car analyst,

of self-driving cars in China and the U.S.

of automated driving technology in the next decade

definitely have the potential to increase that adoption.

- [Announcer] In Shanghai, the local government

where companies can test the latest features

where people can call for our AutoX self-driving car.

- [Announcer] The most important technology

that help to quickly stream loads of data to the taxis.

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