Beijing gives boost to driverless cars

Beijing has earmarked 33 road sections with a total length of 105 kilometers for testing autonomous cars - the longest among all Chinese cities, as companies are competing to mass produce the technology.

According to Beijing Innovation Center for Mobility Intelligent, a service provider of road tests for autonomous vehicles, self-driving vehicles have traveled safely for 26,000 kilometers in test areas in the capital city.

Zheng Fangdan, a senior consultant at Chinese research firm CCID Consulting Co, said improved systems for road testing would facilitate the development of self-driving cars in the nation.