Baidu unveils autonomous vehicle without steering wheel

China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle (AV) with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year.
Exclusive: Toyota turns to Chinese tech to reach its electric holy grail

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will launch an all-electric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD (002594.SZ) for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy runaround, four sources told Reuters.