The Chinese technology company Baidu and the Swiss transportation provider Postauto have begun testing a robot taxi service called AmiGo in eastern Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Roads Office (Astra) has granted a special permit for this on-demand service. The tests involve semi-autonomous vehicles (SAE Level 4) of the Apollo Go RT6 type, operating within an 80 square kilometer area across the cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and Appenzell Innerrhoden. Each vehicle includes a human supervisor for safety. Postauto emphasized that the service aims to complement existing public mass
Bias read (Center): The article provides factual information about a business collaboration between Baidu and Postauto, focusing on the technical details of their autonomous vehicle project and regulatory approval. There is no evident ideological framing, loaded language, or one-sided emphasis.
Official sources cited
- organisation Baidu
- organisation Postauto
- government Astra (Swiss Federal Roads Office)
