I Took an Autonomous Taxi in China (But is it SAFE?) 你敢坐吗?

Publicado 2023-12-14
I went to the city of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, to hail an autonomous, driverless robotaxi. Driverless vehicles have become a common sight in Guangzhou, and it's one of the best places to experience being in a driverless car whilst riding through traffic.

I've previously taken a ride on an autonomous bus run, part of the WeRide fleet, also in Guangzhou. But I've never been in a driverless taxi. The autonomous taxi I hailed was part of the Baidu Apollo fleet, and the model that turned up was a Hongqi E-HS3 model! I've also never been inside a Hongqi car before, so this was a double first for me!

What happened when a bus pulled out on us? And what happened when another car cut us up at the traffic lights?

And what happened when I arrived at my destination, which also happened to be the site of China's SPACE BREEDING PROGRAM!

So, would you take an autonomous taxi as part of your everyday commute? Do you think they're safe? Let me know down below.

And if you want to find out how other kinds of autonomous vehicles get on in China's traffic, check out my video on Bio Island, an island built by China in the Pearl River that is full of autonomous vehicles:    • China Built an Island Full of Autonom...  

Thanks for watching, stay safe and keep looking after one another.

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #hongqi
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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @spencer7404
    This is so much nicer and safer than cabs. Taxi drivers in China, well, in some cities, drive like crazy.
  • @ngedmund3018
    Wow, it is amazing! It is our future life! Well done mate!
  • @pony1111
    看到最後,嚇我一跳😂,這輯視頻長了很多新知識,讚!👍
  • @Lulu_in_China
    I've always wanted to try riding in a self-driving car, but I've been a bit hesitant. After watching your video and seeing that there's someone monitoring the driving, it feels more reassuring. I definitely want to give it a try!
  • @MegaCavatina
    First you got the permanent residency card. Now you are pregnant! You are absolutely amazing!!!😊
  • @kayapi5321
    这很神奇,就像用惯了有线电话,突然用无线手机一样。再过几年的实践,车真的是无人了。
  • @yebadio7938
    自动驾驶出租车,好酷炫啊!我还没坐过
  • @raideepu4
    Life is China is the most awesome in the whole world. Amazing!
  • @mingquanyang443
    Enjoyed your video. It is authentic and good editing. Thank you
  • @forestsenlin
    谢谢司徒建国的分享👍👍👍❤❤❤
  • @lingho5578
    Exciting topics 🎉 ... Did fab job presenting as i had so much fun watching
  • @Catherinew2046
    Stu, thanks for sharing your travel experience in China and i can show them to my friends in Australia who haven't benn to China before. And they got way to much of one side story from social media here. I am looking forward to coming back to hometown Guanddong this year and try this taxi by myself. They are absolutely cool. BTW, you subscribers are much lower than other YouTuber but your video views are more than 16mils. Definitely It proves something to me and others.
  • @mclo9677
    哥多謝您的旅遊影片!身為中國人(香港人)都沒有您的勇敢、勇氣、冒險精神一個人仲是外國人,到中國所有很遠很遠的地方旅行,令我看見中國未見過的風景!謝謝👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💋💋💋💋💋Love you❤
  • @binxie7779
    Just like following you, always get something exciting👍 😊
  • @Humax918
    WTF? with the discount, the taxi trip was even cheaper than taking a piss here at a public or gas-station WC 🤣
  • You are very funny, I like the part where you said, yeye lai le. hehehehehe good job!
  • @asl6304
    Though the trip back to Earth would be very costly, I'm sure people could grow record sized pumpkins in space that would dwarf any grown on Earth's surface! I like the idea of having a safety driver, too, in a self--driving vehicle