# Apollo RT6 at Beijing, China: deployment

Canonical ID: `d8068e1a-6f2e-4818-b69a-06af235ff594`

[Baidu](/companies/baidu.md) Apollo Go operates robotaxi services across Chinese cities including Beijing. China's robotaxi freeze ended in July 2026 after a regulator-run review restarted licensing.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** apollo-rt6-beijing-china
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Apollo RT6](/models/apollo-rt6.md) (id: `29ce99f0-cb31-489e-a802-d0beb09138ab`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Baidu](/companies/baidu.md) (id: `fdcac873-0717-44c1-af7b-90b2648fb567`)
- **Location:** [Beijing, China](/locations/china/beijing-china.md) (id: `eb992bbe-196c-40fe-b685-fa03edf189e4`)
- **Operator:** [Baidu](/companies/baidu.md) (id: `fdcac873-0717-44c1-af7b-90b2648fb567`)
- **First seen:** 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://avmarketstrategist.substack.com/p/tesla-q2-2026-3-new-robotaxi-markets · 2026-01-01

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Apollo RT6 deployment at Beijing, China?

Apollo RT6, built by Baidu, is recorded as a deployment at Beijing, China on the DEPLOY registry. Baidu operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Apollo RT6 at Beijing, China?

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, China go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Apollo RT6 deployment at Beijing, China?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/d8068e1a-6f2e-4818-b69a-06af235ff594 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=d8068e1a-6f2e-4818-b69a-06af235ff594 · canonical URL: /deployments/apollo-rt6-beijing-china_