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On February 9, AutoX, a company focusing on fully driverless Robotaxi, announced that its Robotaxi fleet has exceeded 1,000 vehicles, putting it ahead in terms of fleet deployment.
AutoX also provided a set of data. Prior to this, Waymo had the largest number of Robotaxi fleets, with a fleet size of about 800 vehicles, including Chrysler Pacifica and Jaguar I-Pace. The self-driving fleets of other domestic companies in China are all in the range of 100 to 300 units.
Only with more test vehicles, can large-scale landing be achieved, but it also means that AutoX needs to expand the testing range and recruit more manpower resources.
Currently, more than 1,000 unmanned vehicles are mainly distributed in the four first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. As of February 2022, the total area of AutoX’s RoboTaxi autonomous driving domain has exceeded 1,000 square kilometers.
Secondly, to support the testing and operation of over 1,000 unmanned vehicles in large areas of over 1,000 square kilometers with high density, AutoX has established ten operation centers worldwide. In Shenzhen alone, AutoX has four operation centers covering multiple districts such as Nanshan, Futian, and Pingshan, with full coverage of the operating area.
In addition, AutoX’s R&D technical team has over 1,000 people, located in five major R&D centers including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Silicon Valley. In 2022, AutoX will continue to increase recruitment efforts, adding another 1,000 autonomous driving technology jobs.