US EditionShanghai Issues First L4 Robotaxi Permits in Push for Autonomous Commercialization
SHANGHAI, CHINA, JUL 28 – SUYUAN, Shanghai Electric's first industrial humanoid robot, features 38 degrees of freedom and boosts efficiency fivefold in logistics and assembly tasks, company said.
- On July 26, 2025, Shanghai granted its initial permits for Level 4 self-driving vehicles, authorizing eight companies to provide paid robotaxi rides in specific urban areas.
- This move followed progress in autonomous driving technologies and reflects growing regulatory trust amid efforts to commercialize self-driving transport in Shanghai.
- Authorized companies encompass technology startups like Pony.ai, established taxi services, and key automotive divisions, with Baidu’s Apollo Go platform having completed extensive Level 4 autonomous driving tests covering hundreds of millions of kilometers.
- At the same conference, Shanghai Electric unveiled SUYUAN, a 167 cm, 50 kg industrial humanoid robot featuring 38 degrees of freedom and capable of handling up to 10 kg cargo using advanced LiDAR and binocular vision for autonomous mobility.
- These developments demonstrate Shanghai's expanding AI ecosystem fostering smart human-machine collaboration and indicate imminent commercial rollout of autonomous services to transform urban mobility.
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Shanghai issues first L4 robotaxi permits in push for autonomous commercialization
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