---
title: "Baidu to launch driverless car later this year"
description: "The news, reported by Chinese language website TechWeb, will put it head to head with rival Google."
date: "2015-06-10"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Jason Hudson"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jasonh"
url: "https://futurism.com/baidu-to-launch-driverless-car-later-this-year"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Self-Driving Vehicles"
tags:
  - "transport"
---

# Baidu to launch driverless car later this year

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- The firm will work with an unnamed car manufacturer, according to Baidu's senior vice president Jin Wang. The firm has previously teamed up with BMW to develop semi-autonomous car technology.
- The head of Baidu's deep learning lab Yu Kai has previously told the press that the firm does not agree with Google's view of a completely autonomous car, looking instead to develop a vehicle that will retain the traditional pedals but give the driver greater freedom.
- Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a key battleground for tech firms, with self-driving cars seen as one of the first practical applications for the technology.