Legal support drives unmanned vehicles in Shanghai

Riding a self-driving taxi in central Shanghai is still futuristic, but one can already see these unmanned vehicles doing test runs in the municipality's Pudong New Area.

The robotaxis strictly follow all traffic rules and regulations — stopping at red lights, minding obstacles, braking or accelerating when necessary and making U-turns.

The Shanghai Pudong Jinqiao Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Demonstration Zone, an open road for fully autonomous vehicles, has been a hot spot for trial runs since Pudong enacted in March a local regulation on the use of unmanned intelligent connected vehicles.