TW Newsdesk, March 18:Baidu, and Pony.ai stated they have won permits to provide fully driverless ride-hailing services in the Chinese capital of Beijing.Baidu’s Apollo service is set to deploy 10 fully autonomous vehicles in a technology park developed by the government of Beijing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant stated in a statement.

The permit marks a step forward from December, when Baidu stated that it had been granted a license to test the service. Baidu is set to now operate driverless robotaxi services in three Chinese cities including Wuhan and Chongqing.