Deployment
Apollo RT6 at Dubai
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 · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Operator: Baidu (Apollo Go). Apollo Go officially launched fully-unmanned commercial robotaxi operations in Dubai on March 30, 2026, following the resumption of fully-unmanned testing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi earlier in March. Apollo Go's first international fully-unmanned commercial market and part of its Middle East expansion.
Key facts
- Service type
- Fully-unmanned commercial robotaxi
- Launch
- March 30, 2026 (first international fully-unmanned market)
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Model
- Apollo RT6
- Company
- Baidu
- Location
- Dubai
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2026-03-30
- ID
abf6c5ca-a2c2-4877-8730-be2c9deada43
Verifications (0)
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Sources (2)
- Apollo Go fully-unmanned commercial operations launched in Dubai Mar 30, 2026 · https://baike.baidu.com/en/item/Apollo%20Go/1462954 · 2026-03-30
- Apollo Go international expansion incl Dubai · https://carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/baidus-apollo-go-robotaxi-leads-global-autonomous-driving-with-17m-orders-targets-profit-this-year/ · 2025-11-13
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