When it comes to self-driving cars, Beijing and Silicon Valley aren't so different

Beijing looks a lot like Silicon Valley — at least when it comes to autonomous vehicles. 
The first-ever city report on autonomous vehicle testing in Beijing was released last week, and seven of the eight companies included are also on the road in California. 
While California boasts 62 companies trying to bring self-driving to the public and Beijing only has eight, there's a lot of overlap. There is also a clear dominant player in each market. In the U.S., it's Google's Waymo. I