Robot model
Apollo RT6
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 is an av robot built by Baidu. · Documented in 5 deployments across Dubai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Beijing, and Wuhan.
- Form factor
- av
- Maturity stage
- commercial
- Deployments
- 5
- ID
29ce99f0-cb31-489e-a802-d0beb09138ab
Recent deployments (5)
- Apollo RT6 at DubaiDubai
- Apollo RT6 at ChongqingChongqing
- Apollo RT6 at ShenzhenShenzhen
- Apollo RT6 at BeijingBeijing
- Apollo RT6 at WuhanWuhan
Incidents affecting Apollo RT6 (1)
- Apollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan stranded passengers in service-wide malfunction2026-03-31 · Malfunction
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Sources (2)
- Apollo RT6 — 6th-gen EV, ~$27,500 build cost, Xinghe platform, operates without safety driver in Wuhan · https://rollout.autoura.com/platforms/apollo · 2025-08-05
- RT6 cost reduction to 204,600 yuan · 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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