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Baidu launches paid fully driverless robotaxis in two cities

Baidu received China's first permits for commercial robotaxis without an onboard safety driver and began paid Apollo Go service in Wuhan and Chongqing.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM55confidence 98/100

Why it moved the index

The permits converted fully driverless operation into paid public service across two major cities, materially expanding consequential physical autonomy. Initial fleets and operating zones remained limited.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 55 · confidence 98

    New August 2022 commercial fully driverless deployment absent from the durable corpus.

    12 Aug 2026