Autonomous vehicle test area set to open

China's first road section for testing autonomous vehicles will be launched in Beijing, said an official with the local traffic commission.

The move, closely following the nation's first guideline for such vehicles released by the capital last month, would help reduce the current bottleneck for Chinese companies in acquiring high-quality data.

The road section for such tests will be in Yizhuang, a town in Beijing's Daxing district, according to Zou Ying, a researcher at the technology department with Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.