Robotaxis are a hot business in China with autonomous cars from multiple companies already on the streets.

But whos gonna come out on top?

Self-driving startup AutoX has once again thrown its hat into the ring, to get the sought-after crown.

Robotaxi race heats up in China: AutoX unveils ‘superior’ upgrade

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Firstly, Baidus autonomous vehicles always have a safety driver on board while AutoXs taxis arefully driverless.

This could explain AutoXs big push now to strengthen its position against Baidu.

AutoX launches new Gen5 upgrade for its robotaxis.

So lets take a look at what AutoXs new upgrade actually entails.

But their mapping capabilities and precision are far more inferior than those of a 4D radar.

All in all, it seems clear that AutoX has been taking the robotaxi game very seriously.

Baidu launched its robotaxi fleet in May.

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Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou

Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

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