China’s Baidu sees hotpot, backseat karaoke in driverless future
Baidu Inc.’s making a concerted effort to catch up in the driverless car race. The search giant showcased its “Apollo” self-driving technology in Beijing Thursday, unveiling a partnership with Hongqi — the “Red Flag” brand created to serve late Communist leader Mao Zedong — to develop a near-full autonomous vehicle in 2019. It’s also inked a deal to install the software in Volvo Car AB’s self-driving robotaxis.