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February 3, 2023 

The first legislation for completely unmanned driving took effect in Shanghai's Pudong New Area on Wednesday.

Every day, more than 15,000 container trucks pass across a cross-sea bridge, the only connection between the Yangshan Deep Water Port and the rest of Shanghai. Recently, a new fleet of autonomous trucks has been running on the bridge.

While the legislation is new, the autonomous trucks have been operating for three years now, during which time they have transported almost 170,000 containers between the Yangshan Port and the container yard in Lingang.

In China's autonomous vehicles, it's common to see a safety officer in the driver's seat to monitor operation and take action in case there is an emergency, but there are no people in the unmanned trucks traveling on the bridge.

(Sources: China Report)