{"id":22853,"date":"2026-04-24T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:37:25","slug":"look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Look, no hands\u2019: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets<\/p>\n<p>At the world\u2019s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers, more than 1,000 vehicles, hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts \u2013 and hardly anyone behind a wheel.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s car companies have cornered the domestic electric vehicle market, and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2025\/nov\/07\/china-in-push-to-dominate-europe-electric-vehicle-market-with-uk-as-gateway\">increasingly visible on the global stage<\/a>. Now they are turning their attention to what they are betting is the future of mobility: autonomous driving.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/24\/china-chases-driverless-dream-beijing-car-show-ai\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/becabc5f97693d9574f445e8fca3ab04cb7ba3b2\/406_0_4867_3894\/master\/4867.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=68dff4206821681e12d706d72fb6c734\" title=\"\u2018Look, no hands\u2019: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show\" \/>As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets<br \/>\nAt the world\u2019s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers, more than 1,000 vehicles, hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts \u2013 and hardly anyone behind a wheel.<br \/>\nChina\u2019s car companies have cornered the domestic electric vehicle market, and are increasingly visible on the global stage. Now they are turning their attention to what they are betting is the future of mobility: autonomous driving. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets At the world\u2019s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers, more than 1,000 vehicles, hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts \u2013 and hardly anyone behind a wheel. China\u2019s car companies have &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Look, no hands\u2019: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22853"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}