Baidu's Apollo Go is the Waymo of China
By Brian Wang
Baidu revealed self driving car and robotaxi 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.
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