Mark Schlarbaum on Self-Driving Car

Inside China’s Plan to Beat America to the Self-Driving Car

DRIVING IN CHINA sucks. Getting anywhere in a city like Beijing means slogging through colossal traffic jams and chaotic, bewildering intersections. Crashes kill 500 people daily, and everyone views the rules of the road as advisory at best. “Many drivers and pedestrians think that traffic signals are just for reference,” says Jing Wang. He’s teasing—kinda. But Wang is entirely serious …