First area for driverless test

Deal between Baidu and Wuhu may see city's bus, taxi fleet adopt technology

Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc is set to gain a big advantage in its race with US tech leaders in the driverless vehicle sector after a local government in Anhui province gave the green light to the setting up of a center to test the vehicles.

Baidu, which has great ambition in driverless vehicles, signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with Wuhu municipal government to jointly build a trial operation zone for fully autonomous driving vehicles.