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Beijing goes big on unmanned cars, smart traffic lights in drive for ‘new quality productive forces’
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A driverless taxi from Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, at an intersection in Beijing.
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BEIJING - Beijing is set to get a high-tech upgrade as China embarks on a push to develop “new quality productive forces”, with driverless cars and smart traffic lights likely to become regular features in the capital city.
The catchphrase “new quality productive forces” – coined by President Xi Jinping – has become the latest economic buzzword in China, broadly calling for the development of high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum technology.
