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King Long Bus

avcommercialby King Long

King Long autonomous bus for public transportation.

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Manufacturer
King Long
Form factor
av
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
king-long.com ↗

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Key facts

Apollo bus (company-stated)

Built with Baidu; reached L4 with two laser radars, millimeter-wave radar, panoramic cameras and a 5G connection.

Applications (company-stated)

L4 driving, obstacle avoidance, precise parking and public transportation.

Operations (company-stated)

Commercial L4 operation since 2018 in 28 cities across China: about 140,000 km and over 120,000 passengers.

Cabin features (company-stated)

A 55-inch Apollo-BOE transparent display and a Baidu voice navigator.

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for King Long Bus. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for King Long Bus.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.king-long.com/col11/1773
  2. https://www.king-long.com/col73/

Common questions

What is King Long Bus?
King Long autonomous bus for public transportation.
How much does King Long Bus cost?
King Long Bus's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for King Long Bus from King Long. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is King Long Bus actually deployed in the real world?
King Long Bus is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes King Long Bus?
King Long Bus is made by King Long, based in Xiamen, China, founded in 1988.
Can you buy King Long Bus?
King Long Bus is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to King Long Bus?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to King Long Bus include Zoox Robotaxi, Waymo Driver (6th gen), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, Aurora Driver.
How does King Long Bus compare to Zoox Robotaxi?
King Long Bus and Zoox Robotaxi (Zoox · 30 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. King Long Bus has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is King Long Bus a top av?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, King Long Bus ranks in roughly the top 74% of av models tracked by the registry.
What is King Long Bus's maturity stage?
King Long Bus is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is King Long Bus deployed?
No verified deployments of King Long Bus are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is King Long Bus safe?
King Long Bus has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

2
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for King Long Bus.