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Baidu released its 2.4-trillion-parameter native multimodal ERNIE 5.0 to developers and enterprises through Qianfan, whose users had built more than 1.3 million agents.
Baidu Apollo demonstrated fully automated driving at Beijing's Shougang Park with no safety driver inside the vehicle. A 5G remote-driving service remained available for exceptional emergencies, preserving an offboard human fallback.
Baidu opened its Apollo Go robotaxi service to the public across 55 pickup and drop-off points in central Cangzhou, including train stations, schools, hotels, museums, and industrial areas. Passengers could hail free rides through Baidu Maps while safety drivers remained in the vehicles.
Xinhua reported that 30 Apollo Robotaxis entered public use across about 130 square kilometres of Changsha, covering residential, commercial, leisure, and industrial areas. Riders could hail free trips through an app, while one or two technicians remained in each vehicle for passenger safety.