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One of Apollo Go's founding fully-driverless commercial markets.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Service type","value":"Fully-driverless commercial robotaxi"},{"label":"Permit","value":"China's first fully-driverless commercial permit (Aug 2022, with Wuhan)"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:21.399Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:48.543Z","model":{"id":"29ce99f0-cb31-489e-a802-d0beb09138ab","companyId":"fdcac873-0717-44c1-af7b-90b2648fb567","modelName":"Apollo RT6","slug":"apollo-rt6","description":"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.","formFactor":"av","maturityStage":"commercial","specs":{},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://rollout.autoura.com/platforms/apollo","label":"Apollo RT6 — 6th-gen EV, ~$27,500 build cost, Xinghe platform, operates without safety driver in Wuhan","title":"Apollo RT6 — 6th-gen EV, ~$27,500 build cost, Xinghe platform, operates without safety driver in Wuhan","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Autoura","publishedAt":"2025-08-05"},{"url":"https://carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/baidus-apollo-go-robotaxi-leads-global-autonomous-driving-with-17m-orders-targets-profit-this-year/","label":"RT6 cost reduction to 204,600 yuan","title":"RT6 cost reduction to 204,600 yuan","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"CarNewsChina","publishedAt":"2025-11-13"}],"aliases":["Apollo Go RT6","Baidu RT6"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:20.554Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:45.460Z","company":{"id":"fdcac873-0717-44c1-af7b-90b2648fb567","name":"Baidu","slug":"baidu","description":"Chinese AI and internet company (NASDAQ: BIDU; HKEX: 9888) that operates Apollo Go, the largest autonomous ride-hailing (robotaxi) operation in the Eastern hemisphere by scale and ride volume. As of late 2025/early 2026, Apollo Go had surpassed 17 million cumulative rider orders and expanded to ~22 cities worldwide — including Wuhan, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Hong Kong domestically, plus international operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Baidu designs its own electric robotaxi vehicles (the sixth-generation Apollo RT6, built on its Apollo Galaxy / Xinghe self-driving platform, at ~204,600 RMB / ~$28,600 per vehicle — roughly half the prior generation's cost). Wuhan is its largest and flagship deployment (1,000+ vehicles), where Apollo Go reached per-vehicle profitability. Baidu received China's first fully-driverless commercial robotaxi permits (Chongqing and Wuhan, August 2022). The company reports its driverless fleet averages ~10.14 million km between airbag deployments. Apollo Go has announced forward plans to scale to tens of thousands of vehicles across Chinese mega-cities and to expand into Europe (including a vehicle-supply agreement with Lyft, Aug 2025) — forward targets, not current deployments.","status":null,"founded":2000,"hq":"Beijing, China","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/global-robotaxi-race-heats-up-between-us-and-chinese-rivals.html","label":"Apollo Go 1,000+ vehicles in Wuhan (largest China deployment), per-vehicle profitability","title":"Apollo Go 1,000+ vehicles in Wuhan (largest China deployment), per-vehicle profitability","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"CNBC","publishedAt":"2025-11-20"},{"url":"https://carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/baidus-apollo-go-robotaxi-leads-global-autonomous-driving-with-17m-orders-targets-profit-this-year/","label":"Apollo Go 17M+ orders, 22 cities incl Beijing/Shanghai/Wuhan/Shenzhen/Hong Kong + Dubai/Abu Dhabi; RT6 cost; 10.14M km/airbag","title":"Apollo Go 17M+ orders, 22 cities incl Beijing/Shanghai/Wuhan/Shenzhen/Hong Kong + Dubai/Abu Dhabi; RT6 cost; 10.14M km/airbag","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"CarNewsChina","publishedAt":"2025-11-13"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu_robotaxi","label":"Baidu robotaxi — permits, RT6, Apollo Galaxy platform, Lyft agreement, city history","title":"Baidu robotaxi — permits, RT6, Apollo Galaxy platform, Lyft agreement, city history","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-05"}],"keyFacts":[],"aliases":["Baidu Inc","Apollo Go","百度"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:19.170Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:43.038Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"e4cf3cef-2454-4bf2-b7bc-f38b4293e049","name":"Chongqing","slug":"chongqing","kind":"city","parentLocationId":null,"lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:20.020Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:54.576Z"},"operator":null,"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null}}