On March 3, Baidu Inc. (Baidu) signed an agreement on deepening strategic cooperation with the People’s Government of Hainan Province in Haikou.
Under the agreement, the two parties will explore promoting the orderly cross-border circulation of data from intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs), building an ecological h

Baidu AI Cloud, a Baidu subsidiary, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Lightstandard Technology Co., Ltd. (Lightstandard).
The two companies will jointly launch the Lightmate full-stack AI R&D solution to reshape optical computing chip R&D processes.
For joint technological R&D, the two companies will coll

Apollo Go, a Baidu Inc. driverless mobility service platform, will launch cross-district autonomous driving tests on a newly opened route linking North Lantau Airport Island to Tung Chung Town Centre and Sunny Bay. This marks Apollo Go’s fifth local autonomous driving test network expansion since the company secured

On February 10, Baidu, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., in partnership with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced the next phase of their global partnership. They are bringing the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service to the Uber platform in Dubai.
Expected to launch in the coming month, the ful

Black Sesame Technologies Co., Ltd.  (Black Sesame) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Apollo Go, a Baidu subsidiary.
Black Sesame, an Apollo Go technical partner for R&D support in computing power and chips, will fully support the technological research and transformation of Apollo Go products. Apollo Go

On January 27, DeepWay, a Baidu subsidiary, announced the recent completion of a Pre-IPO financing, from which the proceeds amounted to CNY 1.177 billion. The investors included Puhua Capital, ABC Impact, and Sunwoda.
The proceeds will mainly be used for DeepWay’s primary business operations and development to furthe

On January 17, Baidu, Inc. announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, and AutoGo, a leading UAE-based autonomous mobility company, have officially launched the fully autonomous commercial ride-hailing service in the emirate. The service is now available for launch via the AutoGo app. The service h

On January 7, Baidu Inc. announced that Apollo Go, its autonomous ride-hailing platform, has received Dubai's first driverless vehicle trial permit from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The permit lets Apollo Go run fully autonomous vehicles on designated public roads without a human safety driver, advancing

On December 22, Baidu, in a social media update, announced that Apollo Go and Uber are planning to pilot autonomous vehicles in London in 2026. Apollo Go will bring the benefit of autonomous driving to more people with Uber, with testing expected to begin in the first half of 2026.
Following Apollo Go's partnership w

On November 25, Shanghai Jidu Automobile Co., Ltd. (Jidu Auto) announced the initiation of pre-reorganization procedures.
According to the announcement, Jidu Auto, brand name Jiyue Auto, recently filed for pre-reorganization with the Shanghai No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court. The court accepted the case on November

On November 11, Baidu, Inc. announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, and AutoGo, a leading UAE-based autonomous mobility company, expanded their partnership aimed at scaling the fleet to hundreds of autonomous vehicles in Abu Dhabi.
 The partners also secured one of Abu Dhabi's first fully drive

On October 30, the Hong Kong authorities issued pilot licenses for autonomous vehicles, permitting cross-district autonomous vehicle trials in Kowloon East, Hong Kong.
Apollo Go, a Baidu subsidiary, was permitted to test 10 autonomous private vehicles in designated road sections in Kai Tak and Kowloon Bay. In the fir

On October 11, DeepWay announced the recent signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with StarCharge in Hefei for the launch of a solution combining “automotive technologies and energy replenishment” in markets outside of China.
In terms of the specific solution, DeepWay heavy-duty trucks deliver a one-way range

On September 24, Baidu Inc. announced that its autonomous ride-hailing platform, Apollo Go, has received Dubai’s first autonomous driving trial permit, along with the initial batch of 50 autonomous driving test licenses issued by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai.
Since August, Baidu’s 50-vehicle fleet

On August 4, Lyft, one of North America's and Europe's largest transportation networks, announced that it has partnered with Baidu, Inc., a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation, to bring Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) to key European markets through the Lyft platform.
As part of the partn

On July 26, at the World AI Conference 2025 (WAIC 2025), five Shanghai government bodies issued another batch of intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) demonstration operation licenses. This indicates that ICVs in Shanghai have entered a new stage of normal and large-scale demonstration operations.
Covering four models

On July 15, Apollo Go forged a strategic partnership with Uber, a mobility service platform. The two companies will jointly promote the expansion of Apollo Go to several global markets and deploy thousands of driverless vehicles.
According to the plan, the two companies will first deploy Apollo Go’s 6th-generation dr

On July 8, CAR Inc. (CAR) launched the world’s first autonomous vehicle rental service for the public with Baidu Apollo in Beijing.
Based on a Baidu Apollo Level 4 autonomous driving platform, the service deeply integrates CAR’s nationwide vehicle rental network and fleet operation experience to serve as China’s firs

Black Sesame Technologies Co., Ltd.  (Black Sesame) launched technical cooperation with Baidu on the Ernie large model.
Based on Ernie, Black Sesame will develop an industry-leading in-vehicle reasoning engine to offer companies and developers a one-stop large model solution that is truly available, easy-to-use, and