Baidu revealed progress of their subsidiary, Apollo Go on their earnings call.
The number of paid robotaxi rides 1.1 million in 4Q 2024 which is up +36% Year over year
The cumulative robotaxi rides now 9 million. This about 25-50% of the level of Waymo.
They have some 100% fully driverless (no remote operator) operations.
In November 2024, Baidu was granted a permit to test its robotaxi platform in Hong Kong – the first ride hailing operator to receive such a permit.
CEO Robin Li talked about autonomous driving.
Baidu and Tesla have a partnership where Baidu supplies hypermapping (super detailed mapping data) across China.
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