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Baidu and Pony.ai become first robotaxi services to operate without safety drivers in Beijing – Image: Baidu Baidu and Pony.ai have been given permission to operate their autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in Beijing, a first for robotaxi services in China (via CNBC). Although both companies now no longer need a staff member in the drivers seat, theyll still need a supervisor present somewhere in …