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Apollo RT6 at Beijing

Baidu's sixth-generation autonomous robotaxi, a purpose-built battery-electric vehicle (cross between an SUV and a minivan, with a detachable steering wheel) built on Baidu's Apollo Galaxy / Xinghe self-driving platform. Manufactured by Baidu without relying on a third-party automaker, at roughly 204,600 RMB (~$28,600) per vehicle, about half the cost of the prior generation. Powers Apollo Go's fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing service across Chinese cities and international markets.

Apollo RT6 by Baidu · Operated by Baidu · Machine verified

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Baidu

Baidu's reveal of the purpose-built Apollo RT6, the vehicle for its Apollo Go robotaxi fleet. A product unveil, not proof of driverless operation.

Operator: Baidu (Apollo Go). Apollo Go operates robotaxi service in Beijing; it became the first brand in the capital to offer driverless ride-hailing to the public (Oct 2020), and received Beijing's first license to test fully-driverless vehicles (no safety operator) on public roads in December 2022. Part of Apollo Go's core domestic operations.

Key facts

Service type
Driverless commercial robotaxi
Milestone
First public driverless ride-hailing in Beijing (2020)
Regulatory
Received Beijing's first license to test fully-driverless vehicles (no safety operator) on public roads in December 2022
Status
Part of Apollo Go's core domestic operations

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Apollo RT6 at Beijing.

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Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Apollo RT6
Company
Baidu
Location
China/Beijing
Operator
Baidu
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2022-12-29
ID
aa80e27d-2bdb-4d16-a192-1340bc1bec0d

Timeline

  1. Dec 2022
    First recorded
    Apollo RT6 first documented operating at Beijing.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Verifications (1)

  • Machine verified by DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5 re-verification)2026-05-30

    Evidence: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1329099/000119312526228123/d156481dex991.htm (SEC filing)

    asOf
    2026-05-30
    basis
    Operating fully-driverless per Baidu Q1 2026 results (22M cumulative public rides; 100% fully-driverless in mainland cities incl. Beijing/Shenzhen). The May 2026 China regulatory cooling-off halts NEW AV permits/expansion following the Wuhan incident, but existing city operations continue.
    status
    active

Sources (7)

  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1329099/000119312526228123/d156481dex991.htm
  2. https://ir.baidu.com/news-releases/news-release-details/baidu-announces-third-quarter-2025-results
  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-wins-china-capital-citys-first-ever-permit-to-provide-fully-driverless-ride-hailing-service-301774850.html
  4. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3213930/robotaxis-beijing-chinas-baidu-wins-approval-offer-driverless-cab-service-yizhuang-economic
  5. https://cnevpost.com/2023/03/17/baidus-apollo-go-gets-permit-fully-driverless-rides-beijing/
  6. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-becomes-first-in-china-to-offer-driverless-airport-rides-301910249.html
  7. https://cnevpost.com/2025/05/22/baidu-apollo-go-robotaxi-1000-milestone/
Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

3
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
3
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-sec-filing
SEC filing

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Methodology surface for Apollo RT6 at Beijing.

Common questions

What is the Apollo RT6 deployment at Beijing?
Apollo RT6, built by Baidu, is recorded as a deployment at Beijing on the DEPLOY registry. Baidu operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Apollo RT6 at Beijing?
Baidu, the manufacturer of Apollo RT6, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Apollo RT6 deployment at Beijing go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 29, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Apollo RT6 deployment at Beijing?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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