Baidu Joins Geely Urging China to Hasten Autonomous-Driving Law
- Setting up legal framework is `urgent task,' Geely's Li says
- Chinese companies see clear rules leading to investment
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The chairmen of Internet search provider Baidu Inc. and automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. urged China’s government to speed up the drafting of a legal framework for autonomous driving technology.
Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li and Li Shufu, founder of Volvo owner Geely, wrote in separate proposals to a Chinese political advisory body that early establishment of a legal system governing autonomous driving would boost development of the technology and attract investment. China’s carmakers and tech companies are competing in the space with the likes of Google Inc. in the U.S., Daimler AG in Germany and Nissan Motor Co. in Japan.