North Lantau Autonomous Vehicle Tung Chung Testing and Public Ride Arrangements
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The North Lantau autonomous vehicle testing project was approved in February this year, extending the testing route on the airport island to Tung Chung and Sunny Bay; at the end of July, approval was further granted to add a remote backup operator to monitor in addition to the in-vehicle backup operator. On 10 October 2026, the Transport Department's Working Group on Autonomous Vehicle Applications inspected the Tung Chung testing project, with Deputy Commissioner for Transport Kwok Wai-ying and members taking the first ride; the entire journey was stable, safe and smooth, marking the group's first on-site inspection. Members include autonomous vehicle research scholars, information technology experts and stakeholders. The Transport Department and the pilot operator will brief the proposed public experience activities at the Islands District Council Traffic and Transportation Committee meeting on 13 October. Baidu subsequently announced that its "Luobo Kuaipao" would hold Hong Kong's first public ride activity in Tung Chung; earlier reports said it would be held from 20 October to 3 November, while subsequent reports said 21 October to 3 November. The route runs back and forth from Yat Tung Estate to the Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel, with a journey of about 15 minutes; a backup operator is on board and remote backup operation is being tested. The latest reports indicate the activity will accommodate up to 1,200 people, with a maximum of 2 people per vehicle, of which 540 ride vouchers will be distributed by Islands District councillors.
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- 11 Oct, 04:30 · 2 reports蘿蔔快跑自動車東涌辦公眾試乘明報·每日港聞：Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles to open public trial rides in Tung Chung from 20 October
- 10 Oct, 00:00 · 4 reportsTransport Department's Working Group on Facilitation of Automated Vehicle Applications inspects automated vehicle testing project in Tung Chung, North Lantau政府新聞網·新聞速遞：Autonomous vehicle testing project in Tung Kwong runs smoothly
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- 明報·即時港聞百度10.21起東涌辦自動車試乘活動 最多接待1200人 乘車券透過離島區議員派發
百度「蘿蔔快跑」10月21日至11月3日在東涌舉辦自動駕駛車公眾免費試乘體驗活動，路線由逸東邨一號停車場前往世茂喜來登酒店後折返，車程約15分鐘。活動最多可接待1200人，其中540張乘車票由離島區議員派發，每輛車最多同時承載2人。
- 明報·每日港聞Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles to open public trial rides in Tung Chung from 20 October
The Po Lam Estate autonomous vehicle testing project under Baidu's "Apollo Go" will hold Hong Kong's first public trial ride event in Tung Chung from the 20th of this month to the 3rd of next month, with a route running back and forth between Yat Tung Estate and the Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel, and a journey of about 15 minutes. A backup operator will be on board at the time, while remote backup operation will also be tested. Baidu said it hopes to deepen the public's understanding of autonomous driving.
- 明報·即時港聞Baidu to hold public self-driving car ride trial from the 20th of this month; Kwok Wai-ying and working group members say the whole journey was stable, safe and smooth
Baidu will hold Hong Kong's first Apollo Go self-driving car public ride trial in Tung Chung from the 20th of this month to the 3rd of next month. Deputy Commissioner for Transport (Public Transport Affairs and Management) Kwok Wai-ying today (10th), together with members of the Working Group on the Promotion of Applications for Autonomous Vehicles, inspected the progress of the Tung Chung test project and took a trial ride first. Members said the autonomous car performed stably, safely and smoothly throughout the journey.
- 香港電台·即時本地Transport Department working group on autonomous vehicle applications inspects Tung Chung test project in North Lantau
The Transport Department working group on autonomous vehicle applications inspected and took a ride in the autonomous vehicle test project in Tung Chung, North Lantau, with the whole journey stable and smooth. It was the group's first on-site inspection. The North Lantau project was approved in February this year to extend the test route from the airport island to Tung Chung and Sunny Bay, and was approved at the end of July to add a remote backup operator for monitoring in addition to the backup operator on board. The Transport Department and the pilot operator will brief the proposed public experience activities at the Islands District Council Traffic and Transport Committee meeting on the 13th of this month.
- 政府新聞處·新聞公報Transport Department Working Group on Promotion of Autonomous Vehicle Applications Inspects North Lantau Tung Chung Self-driving Car Testing Project
Members of the Transport Department Working Group on Promotion of Autonomous Vehicle Applications inspected the North Lantau Tung Chung self-driving car testing project on 10 October, taking a ride in an autonomous private car, with the journey proceeding steadily and smoothly. The North Lantau project was approved in February this year to extend the testing route to Tung Chung and Sunny Bay, and was further approved at the end of July to add remote standby operator monitoring. The Transport Department and the pilot operator will brief the proposed public experience activities at the Islands District Council Traffic and Transport Committee meeting on 13 October.
- 政府新聞網·新聞速遞Autonomous vehicle testing project in Tung Kwong runs smoothly
The Transport Department's Working Group on the Promotion of Applications for Autonomous Vehicles inspected an autonomous vehicle testing project in Tung Kwong, North Lantau, today and took a ride in an autonomous private car, with the whole journey stable and smooth. The Transport Department said this was the working group's first on-site inspection of an autonomous vehicle testing project. Members include autonomous driving research scholars, information technology experts and stakeholders, who can directly exchange with pilot operators on the latest technological developments and application experience. The department encourages operators to continuously refine their technology based on feedback from passengers of the ride activity, enabling the public to experience convenient travel.
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