Apollo Go

Baidu says that its Apollo Go robotaxi hit 250K weekly ride orders globally as of October 31, on par with Waymo reporting 250K weekly paid US rides in April

BEIJING — As Baidu ramps up its robotaxi operations worldwide, fully driverless weekly rides as of Oct. 31 have now surpassed 250,000 orders …

Sources: Baidu plans to test its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Switzerland by the end of 2025, its first expansion in Europe, and also launch it in Turkey

Wall Street Journal :

Baidu receives a license to test its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Hong Kong, Baidu's first known permit for autonomous vehicle testing outside mainland China

China's Baidu secures permits for Apollo Go, a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service in Chongqing and Wuhan operating mainly in zones with revamped roads

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch :

Baidu says it has won approval to start collecting fares for Apollo Go robotaxis in Beijing's Yizhuang district, the first such approval in a large Chinese city

- Beijing's municipal government has approved a permit for Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi business to collect fares in a part of the capital city.