Apollo Robotaxi landed in Guangzhou, Baidu's number of cities in which autonomous driving is being trialed ranks first in China

On July 17, Baidu Apollo Robotaxi was officially opened to the public in Guangzhou, becoming the largest autonomous driving travel service in Guangzhou. So far, Baidu Apollo has opened its ride-hailing service to the public in four cities, including Changsha, Cangzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou, making it the autonomous driving company with the largest number of cities open for trial operation in China.

Guangzhou is the fourth city where Baidu Apollo is fully open for trial operation. All users can hail Robotaxi through Baidu Maps and Apollo GO App. Currently, Apollo Robotaxi has 237 pick-up and drop-off stations in Guangzhou, and the number is still growing. It is the autonomous driving experience service with the largest number of open stations in Guangzhou. Within the Science City, the route passes through various scenes such as schools, hospitals, parks, hotels, and office spaces. The operating hours are from 9:30 to 23:00 at night. The dense station settings can support users to use Robotaxi conveniently and meet travel needs.

Guangzhou Huangpu Science City is the strategic center area of ​​the eastern development of Guangzhou and a demonstration base for Guangzhou's high-tech industries. As early as February this year, the Huangpu District Government of Guangzhou joined hands with Baidu Apollo to promote the official launch of the world's first autonomous driving MaaS platform that serves diversified travel, and opened 5 types of autonomous driving models to serve citizens, greatly improving the convenience of life for surrounding citizens. With the opening of Baidu Apollo Robotaxi services to the public in Guangzhou, the autonomous driving MaaS platform will gradually become normalized, and Guangzhou will accelerate the creation of a benchmark city for new infrastructure for intelligent transportation.

Baidu Apollo has three clear ways to implement autonomous driving, and Robotaxi is one of them. At present, Baidu Apollo Robotaxi has been open for trial operation in four consecutive cities, and officially started a fully unmanned commercial trial operation in Beijing Shougang Park in May this year, receiving 1,500 people in just four days. As of the end of 2020, Baidu Apollo's autonomous driving has provided travel services for more than 210,000 people. In the next three years, Robotaxi will be expanded to 30 cities, deploying more than 3,000 vehicles and serving more than 3 million users. In addition, Apollo has cooperated with car companies to produce smart driving cars, deploy Robotaxi, and build its own car brand. It has officially entered the stage of large-scale implementation of autonomous driving.

Since Baidu Apollo started to work on autonomous driving eight years ago, it has 500 test vehicles, obtained 2,900 smart driving patents, and obtained more than 290 test licenses, including more than 220 manned test licenses. The mileage of autonomous driving road tests has exceeded 12 million kilometers. On April 27 this year, GuideHouse, a leading global public and commercial consulting company, released the latest autonomous driving competitiveness list. Baidu Apollo has been ranked as the international "leader" of autonomous driving for two consecutive years, and is the only Chinese company on the list.

Guangzhou model, Huangpu takes the lead. Guangzhou has become a model city for intelligent transportation and a highland of innovation. Baidu Apollo will continue to explore autonomous driving in the future and provide practical solutions for exploring the commercialization of autonomous driving.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.