Ministry to speed development of self-driving vehicles

The Ministry of Transport will take steps to boost the development of autonomous driving technology in China, according to Minister Li Xiaopeng.

"We have selected some areas of Xiongan New Area, Zhejiang province and Xiamen, Fujian province, as pilot zones for the technology," Li said at a news conference in Beijing on Thursday.

"We will also cooperate with other countries to accelerate the development of autonomous driving," he added.