$Baidu(BIDU.US) ‘s Apollo Go autonomous ride hailing business has now completed 11 million paid autonomous rides, making it the world’s autonomous ride hailing leader. For context $Alphabet - C(GOOG.US) ‘s Waymo has now completed 2M paid autonomous rides, while $Tesla(TSLA.US) has completed zero. In 1Q, Apollo Go expanded its driverless ride hailing business into Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
From BIDU’s 1Q earnings release: •Apollo Go expanded into Dubai and Abu Dhabi in March 2025. In May, Apollo Go commenced open-road validation testing in Dubai.•Apollo Go entered into a long-term strategic partnership with CAR Inc., China's leading auto rental service provider, in May 2025 to launch fully autonomous vehicle rental services.•Apollo Go obtained permission to conduct open-road testing with designated passengers in Hong Kong in April 2025.•Apollo Go provided over 1.4 million rides in the first quarter of 2025, up 75% year over year, underscoring the accelerating momentum of its scaled operations. As of May 2025, the cumulative rides provided to the public by Apollo Go surpassed 11 million.The copyright of this article belongs to the original author/organization.
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