Hong Kong to accept autonomous driving commercialization applications this year

Hong Kong to accept autonomous driving commercialization applications this year

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2026-09-28 11:22:29
Hong Kong Transport Commissioner Angela Lee said at the third meeting of the Working Group on Promoting the Application of Autonomous Vehicles that the Transport Department will begin accepting applications within this year from autonomous driving operators seeking commercial operations for individual projects. Lee also said the department will actively advance the autonomous transport system for the "Sky Corridor," which will connect the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge with Airport City. The meeting also heard a joint progress update from MTR Corporation and the Airport Authority on their "Air-Rail Intermodal" autonomous driving project, which is expected to begin service in the second quarter of next year. The Transport Department said more autonomous driving use cases will be introduced in stages to speed up unmanned and large-scale autonomous driving development in Hong Kong, according to a Hong Kong government press release.

Hong Kong Transport Commissioner Angela Lee said at the third meeting of the Working Group on Promoting the Application of Autonomous Vehicles that the Transport Department will begin accepting applications within this year from autonomous driving operators seeking commercial operations for individual projects.

Lee said the department will actively push forward the autonomous transport system for the "Sky Corridor," a project linking the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Airport City.

The meeting also received a joint progress update from MTR Corporation and the Airport Authority on the "Air-Rail Intermodal" autonomous driving project. The project is expected to launch in the second quarter of next year.

The Transport Department said more autonomous driving application scenarios will be rolled out in stages to accelerate unmanned and scaled deployment of autonomous driving in Hong Kong, according to a Hong Kong government press release.

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