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.
中國自動駕駛初創公司文遠知行已獲准在加利福尼亞測試其載客駕駛的無人駕駛汽車，這是全球自動駕駛技術競賽中的一項重大進展。
What Happened: The California Public Utilities Commission has granted WeRide a permit to test its driverless vehicles with passengers.
發生了什麼：加州公用事業委員會已授予WeRide許可，允許其與乘客一起測試其無人駕駛汽車。
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.
該許可證的有效期爲三年，允許WeRide使用載人和無人駕駛測試車輛在聖何塞及附近地區運營。該公司不得向公衆提供乘車服務或收取任何票價。
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.
根據向美國證券交易委員會提交的文件，WeRide計劃通過美國首次公開募股（IPO）籌集高達1.194億美元的資金。
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.
爲何重要：WeRide的批准是在自動駕駛領域的競爭格局中獲得批准的。最近，Alphabet Inc.的子公司Waymo因其車輛在舊金山造成騷亂而遭到公衆的強烈反對。
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，未來基金管理合夥人加里·布萊克對特斯拉公司表示懷疑。”s（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）有能力在無人監管的L4/L5自治市場中保持壟斷。
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大約在同一時間實現無人監督的4/5級自動駕駛並獲得批准。
A recent poll indicated that nearly 50% of respondents foresee Tesla getting approval for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology by 2025.
最近的一項民意調查顯示，將近50％的受訪者預計，到2025年，特斯拉的全自動駕駛（FSD）技術將獲得批准。
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，布萊克強調說，Waymo已經爲特斯拉設定了基準，以獲得其機器人出租車服務的批准。爲了獲得類似的批准，特斯拉必須表現出與Waymo相當的功效，並願意爲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 拍攝
This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
這個故事是使用 Benzinga Neuro 創作的，由 Kaustubh Bagalkote