<div id="readability-page-1"><article><div>, /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), in partnership with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), today announced the next phase of their global partnership, bringing the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service to the Uber platform in Dubai.Expected to launch in the coming month, the fully autonomous vehicles will be available via the Uber app across select locations within the Jumeirah area, and the deployment will expand based on operational learnings and regulatory approvals across the city.This collaboration also aligns directly with Dubai's ambitious goal of having 25% of all transportation trips be autonomous by 2030.For trips within the service area, passengers will have the opportunity to be matched with an Apollo Go vehicle when booking an Uber Comfort or UberX, or by selecting the &#34;Autonomous&#34; option in the Uber app. Fleet management will be handled by third-party operator New Horizon.&#34;Bringing Apollo Go to Dubai via the Uber platform marks a pivotal step in our mission to provide safe, efficient, and accessible autonomous mobility worldwide,&#34; said Nan Yang, Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Overseas Business Unit, Intelligent Driving Group. &#34;As a key deliverable of the strategic partnership between Apollo Go and Uber announced last July, this deployment officially brings our autonomous ride-hailing service to Dubai, utilizing Uber's vast network to turn our shared vision into reality.&#34;&#34;We're excited to partner with Baidu as we continue to grow our autonomous footprint across Dubai. Just as we helped millions of people try out EVs for the first time, we will expand consumer access to autonomous technology in major cities around the world,&#34; said Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous at Uber. &#34;With more than 20 AV partners already completing millions of autonomous trips annually, Uber is the global platform where the autonomous vehicle industry can launch at scale.&#34;<img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2890667/image.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="400" height="225" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2890667/image.jpg"/>This announcement comes on the heels of another market expansion last December, when the parties announced plans to bring the autonomous ride-hailing service to London, a right-hand drive market, as well as the inauguration of Apollo Go Park in Dubai in January, its first overseas operations and management hub.As a leading autonomous ride-hailing service provider globally, Apollo Go has logged more than 240 million autonomous kilometers, of which over 140 million kilometers were completed in fully driverless mode. With a global footprint across 22 cities, Apollo Go's weekly ride count has recently surpassed 250,000, and the service has completed more than 17 million cumulative rides as of October 31, 2025.About BaiduFounded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong internet foundation, trading on the NASDAQ under &#34;BIDU&#34; and HKEX under &#34;9888.&#34; One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.About UberUber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 68 billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.Media ContactsBaidu intlcomm@baidu.com Uber press@uber.comSOURCE Baidu, Inc.</div></article></div>

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Baidu and Uber have partnered with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority to launch the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service in Dubai. Set to debut soon, the service will be accessible via the Uber app in select Jumeirah locations, aligning with Dubai's goal of 25% autonomous trips by 2030. Passengers can choose Apollo Go vehicles when booking Uber rides. This initiative follows previous expansions, including plans for London, and highlights Baidu's commitment to autonomous mobility.

- Baidu, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., in collaboration with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority, are launching the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service on the Uber platform in Dubai next month.  
- This service will allow passengers to book fully autonomous vehicles via the Uber app, aiming to support Dubai's goal of achieving 25% autonomous trips by 2030.  
- Apollo Go has already completed over 240 million autonomous kilometers globally, highlighting its significant operational scale and readiness for expansion into Dubai.

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