Tesla's Robotaxi Plans Face Fresh Competition As Chinese Firm WeRide Receives Approval To Test Driverless Vehicles With Passengers In California
Tesla's Robotaxi Plans Face Fresh Competition As Chinese Firm WeRide Receives Approval To Test Driverless Vehicles With Passengers In California
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving startup, has been given the green light to test its driverless vehicles with passengers in California, a significant development amid the global race for autonomous vehicle technology.
中國自動駕駛創業公司WeRide在全球自動駕駛技術競賽中取得了重大進展，獲准在加利福尼亞州測試載客無人駕駛汽車。
What Happened: The California Public Utilities Commission has granted WeRide a permit to test its driverless vehicles with passengers.
發生了什麼：加利福尼亞公共事業委員會已向WeRide發放許可證，允許其測試搭載乘客的無人駕駛車輛。
The permit, valid for three years, allows WeRide to operate in San Jose and nearby areas with both manned and unmanned test vehicles. The company is not permitted to offer rides to the general public or charge any fares.
該許可證有效期三年，允許WeRide在聖何塞和周邊地區操作載人和無人測試車輛，但該公司不得向公衆提供乘車服務或收取任何費用。
WeRide is looking to raise up to $119.4 million via a U.S. initial public offering (IPO,) according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
據證券交易委員會的一份備案文件顯示，WeRide計劃通過美國首次公開發行（IPO）融資高達119.4百萬美元。
Why It Matters: The approval for WeRide comes amid a competitive landscape in the autonomous driving sector. Recently, Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Waymo faced public backlash due to its vehicles causing disturbances in San Francisco.
爲什麼很重要：WeRide的獲批在自動駕駛領域進一步加劇了競爭。最近，Alphabet Inc.旗下的Waymo由於其車輛在舊金山造成了騷亂而受到公衆的抨擊。
This highlights the ongoing challenges autonomous vehicle companies face in gaining public acceptance.
這凸顯了自動駕駛汽車公司在獲得公衆認可方面所面臨的持續挑戰。
Furthermore, Gary Black, Managing Partner at The Future Fund, has expressed skepticism about Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) ability to maintain a monopoly in the unsupervised L4/L5 autonomy market.
此外，未來基金的管理合夥人Gary Black對特斯拉公司在無監督的L4/L5自動駕駛市場上保持壟斷地位的能力表示懷疑。
He believes that other companies, including Waymo, Baidu, and Mobileye, will achieve and receive approval for unsupervised Level 4/5 autonomy around the same time as Tesla.
他認爲，包括Waymo、百度和Mobileye在內的其他公司將與特斯拉同時實現並獲得無監督的4/5級自動駕駛批准。
A recent poll indicated that nearly 50% of respondents foresee Tesla getting approval for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology by 2025.
最近的一項調查顯示，將近50%的受訪者預計特斯拉將在2025年獲得其全自動駕駛（FSD）技術的批准。
Lastly, Black has emphasized that Waymo has set the benchmark for Tesla to gain approval for its robotaxi service. For Tesla to obtain similar approval, it must demonstrate efficacy comparable to Waymo's and be willing to assume liability for any damage or injury.
最後，Black強調，Waymo已經爲特斯拉獲得其機器人出租車服務的批准設定了基準。爲了獲得類似的批准，特斯拉必須展示與Waymo可比的實效，並願意對任何損害或傷害承擔責任。
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Image by WeRide via PRNewswire
圖片由WeRide通過PRNewswire提供
This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Kaustubh Bagalkote
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。