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Yutong Autonomous Bus

avpilotby Yutong Group

Yutong Group autonomous bus for public transportation.

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Manufacturer
Yutong Group
Form factor
av
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Website
en.yutong.com ↗

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Key facts

Zhengzhou trial (company-stated)

Four Xiaoyu autonomous buses ran a 1.53 km open-road trial route on Zhengzhou's Intelligent Island, an area of about three square kilometers.

Xiaoyu design (company-stated)

The bus has seats inside and no cockpit or steering wheel.

Qingdao service (company-stated)

An intelligent driving bus entered operation on a public route in Qingdao, carrying citizens.

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Yutong Autonomous 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 Yutong Autonomous Bus.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://en.yutong.com/pressmedia/news/yutong-news/2019/2019EUPOcBJmCW.shtml
  2. https://en.yutong.com/pressmedia/news/2021JPQSayaiKc.shtml

Common questions

What is Yutong Autonomous Bus?
Yutong Group autonomous bus for public transportation.
How much does Yutong Autonomous Bus cost?
Yutong Autonomous Bus's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Yutong Autonomous Bus from Yutong Group. 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 Yutong Autonomous Bus actually deployed in the real world?
Yutong Autonomous Bus is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Yutong Autonomous Bus?
Yutong Autonomous Bus is made by Yutong Group, based in Zhengzhou, China.
Can you buy Yutong Autonomous Bus?
Yutong Autonomous Bus is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Yutong Autonomous Bus?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Yutong Autonomous Bus include Zoox Robotaxi, Waymo Driver (6th gen), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, Aurora Driver.
How does Yutong Autonomous Bus compare to Zoox Robotaxi?
Yutong Autonomous Bus and Zoox Robotaxi (Zoox · 30 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Yutong Autonomous Bus has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Yutong Autonomous Bus a top av?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Yutong Autonomous Bus ranks in roughly the top 72% of av models tracked by the registry.
What is Yutong Autonomous Bus's maturity stage?
Yutong Autonomous Bus is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is Yutong Autonomous Bus deployed?
No verified deployments of Yutong Autonomous 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 Yutong Autonomous Bus safe?
Yutong Autonomous 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: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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

Methodology surface for Yutong Autonomous Bus.

Recent coverage

Yutong Autonomous Bus in third-party press

Yutong takes stock of its 2021. 42,000 buses sold, a total of overall 80,000 buses exported so far

Mar 4, 2022