Apple recently announced it will increase its test fleet of autonomous cars to 55 in California, a popular proving ground for the technology. GM will dedicate $1 billion of its $8 billion annual capital expenditure budget to self-driving cars and mobility services. Ford's plan is to have self-driving cars with Level 4 capability in 2021, said Sherif Markaby, vice-president of autonomous vehicles and electrification. In March, the Chinese government gave Baidu permission to test cars on 33 public roads in the Beijing suburbs. Baidu's first self-driving cars will be developed with Chery Automobile Co of China.