oh yeah, its for sure pretty normal.

The implication is that they're behind technologically here (idk could be true but who cares, less bazingamobiles probably better, and they're being far more open than US tech firms which like to play "don't look behind the curtain" and pretend there's no humans involved when there actually are tons), and that for some reason these american stemlords don't think baidu, a $30 billion company, will ever get past having human supervisors for every car. That assumption might not be due to massive racism, but it really seems like the most likely reason to me.