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AUTONOMY WILL REVAIL IN 2023

Autonomy is looking ever-more likely as we enter a new year of electrification innovation and triumph . While technology firms race to be the first to full automation , it seems they are one step closer to achieving it .

Announced in mid-2022 at the company ’ s Baidu World 2022 technology conference , Baidu ’ s Apollo RT6 is an autonomous taxi concept that could revolutionise mobility for the future to come , and the company believes the car will be operational in 2023 . It will achieve Level
4 autonomy — the closest possible solution that still gives the driver the power to override the EV . aspects , keep people and cargo safe .
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