# Didi Robotaxi at Guangzhou: deployment

Canonical ID: `3c8d4089-e8d9-4d34-bd21-2794171dc0b6`

On December 1, 2025, Didi Autonomous Driving launched a 24-hour, fully driverless robotaxi trial in Guangzhou's Huangpu district. Riders book through the Didi app, can change destinations mid-trip, and can trigger an emergency stop. The service area covers high-traffic nodes including subway stations, schools, and shopping centers in the designated demonstration zone.

The December 2025 launch followed years of supervised test operations and earlier permit grants in Guangzhou and Beijing. Didi Autonomous Driving (DiDi Chuxing's L4 AV subsidiary) integrates its own AV stack into DiDi's ride-hailing network. The company's joint venture with GAC-Aion, Guangzhou Andi Technology, is developing the R2 production vehicle targeted for broader commercial deployment.

Cap-flags: the paid-versus-free status of the trial is not confirmed in available sources; the service may be fare-free or invite-only during the trial period. The operational zone is a designated demonstration area, not city-wide service. Mileage and fleet-size metrics are company-reported without independent verification.

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [DiDi robotaxi service (Shanghai)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnYXiRbxMus). _Courtesy of DiDi_. DiDi Autonomous Driving footage of its robotaxi service beginning operation in Shanghai. Early DiDi robotaxi operations ran with safety operators aboard, not fully driverless.

## Key facts

- **Launch date:** December 1, 2025
- **Zone:** Guangzhou Huangpu district demonstration area
- **Service:** 24/7 fully driverless ride-hailing via Didi app
- **Supervision:** No safety driver (fully driverless)
- **Production vehicle:** GAC-Aion JV (Guangzhou Andi Technology) R2, targeted for scale

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** didi-robotaxi-guangzhou
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Didi Robotaxi](/models/didi-robotaxi.md) (id: `0976c93b-2d2e-40b8-af40-cdbe901877b6`)
- **Company:** [Didi Autonomous Driving](/companies/didi-autonomous-driving.md) (id: `109e775b-3c8b-4c61-97a5-d7734197fdf2`)
- **Location:** [Guangzhou](/locations/guangzhou.md) (id: `bb5fd905-1ba9-4caa-ae1e-cce2d16aa389`)
- **Operator:** [Didi Autonomous Driving](/companies/didi-autonomous-driving.md) (id: `109e775b-3c8b-4c61-97a5-d7734197fdf2`)
- **First seen:** 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Didi launches all-day fully driverless Robotaxi service in Guangzhou** · https://technode.com/2025/12/02/didi-launches-all-day-fully-driverless-robotaxi-service-in-guangzhou/ · 2025-12-02
2. **Didi Autonomous Driving Launches 24/7 Fully Unmanned Robotaxi Trial in Guangzhou** · https://pandaily.com/didi-autonomous-driving-launches-24-7-fully-unmanned-robotaxi-trial-in-guangzhou/

## Common questions

### What is the Didi Robotaxi deployment at Guangzhou?

Didi Robotaxi, built by Didi Autonomous Driving, is recorded as a deployment at Guangzhou on the DEPLOY registry. Didi Autonomous Driving operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Didi Robotaxi at Guangzhou?

Didi Autonomous Driving, the manufacturer of Didi Robotaxi, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Didi Robotaxi deployment at Guangzhou go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Didi Robotaxi deployment at Guangzhou?

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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