Jinwu Financial News | Baidu Group (09888) stock price rises, as of the time of writing, up 4.75%, reported at 81.55 Hong Kong dollars, with a transaction volume of 0.277 billion Hong Kong dollars.
In terms of news, Baidu's self-driving online car-hailing platform "Luo Bo Kuaipao" plans to conduct trial operations in Hong Kong, with the first phase of testing expected to start at the airport by the end of this year. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Transport Department confirmed that Baidu submitted its application for an automated driving test permit and automated vehicle certificate last month, which is still under review. The department will strictly oversee and promote the testing of automated vehicles in Hong Kong in an orderly and safe manner. According to documents from the Hong Kong Islands District Council, the first phase of testing will start before the end of the year and will take place during non-peak hours, with a local driver having more than ten years of driving experience present in the vehicle as a backup operator.
