Baidu chief takes spin in a self-driving car

Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc tested a self-driving vehicle in Beijing on Wednesday, with its chairman and CEO Robin Li sitting in the passenger seat.

Another Baidu employee was in the driver's seat, but wasn't touching the wheel.

The test, conducted on the capital's Fifth Ring Road, aroused the interest of more than the audience of Baidu developers to whom it was livestreamed. City traffic authorities looked askance at the test and are now investigating whether the test was legally conducted.