Driverless Taxis Are Coming to Hong Kong — and They're Built for the World's Left-Side Roads

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There’s a quiet race unfolding across the autonomous vehicle industry, and it isn’t about who can deploy the most robotaxis in Phoenix or Shanghai. The harder, more interesting question is whether the technology can cross the road — literally — into right-hand-drive markets, where traffic flows on the left and everything from sensor placement to passenger entry points needs rethinking. On June 22, three companies signaled they intend to answer that question starting from one of the world’s most demanding urban environments: Hong Kong.

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Driverless Taxis Are Coming to Hong Kong — and They're Built for the World's Left-Side Roads