Shanghai: Tech Discovery Tour with Driverless Car Ride

Explore Shanghai's cutting-edge tech with a guided city tour featuring a driverless car ride and Shanghai Tower visit.

Getting started

Meet your professional English-speaking guide at the designated meeting point and receive a short overview of the tech-focused route through Shanghai. After introductions, you will use metro transportation during the tour to move efficiently between each stop. The first leg of the journey takes you toward Lujiazui, where the city’s skyscrapers and technology hubs set the tone for the day.

What to expect

Shanghai Tower observation deck and Duoyun Academy

Your guide leads you into the Shanghai Tower, in the heart of Lujiazui, to reach the Shanghai Tower observation deck and Duoyun Academy.

Features

• From the Shanghai Tower observation deck you look out across Lujiazui and its cutting-edge skyscrapers, taking in a cityscape filled with modern architecture and financial landmarks.

• Time at Duoyun Academy lets you experience this cultural space inside Shanghai Tower as part of the combined Shanghai Tower deck and Duoyun Academy visit.

• At this stop you can enjoy one complimentary coffee while you take in the panoramic view of Shanghai from high above the city.

NIO and ZEEKR showrooms

The tour continues through Shanghai’s modern districts to the NIO and ZEEKR showrooms, which showcase leading Chinese electric vehicle brands.

Features

• Inside the NIO showroom your guide highlights how this Chinese electric vehicle brand presents the future of smart mobility, from vehicle design to in-car technology.

• In the ZEEKR showroom you see another major Chinese electric vehicle brand, gaining a side-by-side sense of how different companies approach innovation in premium electric cars.

• This guided visit to NIO and ZEEKR showrooms is fully hosted by your professional English-speaking guide, who connects what you see to broader trends in the future of transport.

Driverless car ride experience

You then move on to the driverless car ride experience, where autonomous driving shifts from concept to reality.

Features

• During the driverless car ride experience you feel the thrill of riding in a vehicle that operates without a human driver, offering a direct look at how the future of transport may feel in everyday life.

• Your guide is on hand to explain what is happening during the ride, helping you understand how sensors, software, and real-time data enable autonomous driving.

• Metro transportation during the tour is used to connect this stop with the rest of the itinerary, so you can focus on the experience rather than navigating local transit yourself.

Humanoid robot innovation center

The final major stop is the humanoid robot innovation center, dedicated to robotics and human–machine interaction.

Features

• Admission to the humanoid robot innovation center gives you access to displays and zones where humanoid robots operate in controlled environments.

• During the interactive humanoid robot experience you can observe how these robots move and respond, stepping into the future as you interact with humanoid robots designed for real-world tasks.

• Your professional English-speaking guide uses this visit to tie together the day’s themes, from electric vehicles to robotics, so you can see how Shanghai positions itself at the forefront of technological development.

Wrapping up

The guided portion of the tour concludes after your time at the humanoid robot innovation center, from where you are free to continue exploring Shanghai independently or make your way back using the metro.