Beijing, China

Robotaxis in Beijing

Beijing, China: Public driverless rides: Apollo Go (Baidu), Pony.ai, WeRide, DiDi Autonomous Driving.

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How to ride here

  • Apollo Go (Baidu) Open to the public - book in the Apollo Go app.
  • Pony.ai Open to the public - book in the PonyPilot app.
  • WeRide Open to the public - book in the WeRide Go app.
  • DiDi Autonomous Driving Open to the public - book in the DiDi app.

Services

Apollo Go (Baidu)

Paid driverless service
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator
  5. Driverless, free
  6. Paid driverless

Open to the public - book in the Apollo Go app.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
Apollo Go
Service area
Yizhuang Economic Development Zone; airport expressway to Daxing International Airport permitted with safety inspector (2024)
Area size
not published
Airport
Beijing Daxing International Airport - 2024 permit required a safety inspector behind the wheel
Highways
40 km expressway Yizhuang - Daxing Airport (supervised, 2024 permit)
Fleet (official)
10 fully driverless vehicles permitted (March 2023)
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Public rides with a safety operator - Apollo Go robotaxi service launched to the public in Beijing source
  2. Paid driverless service - Permit for fully driverless rides in Yizhuang (10 vehicles) source
Sources (4)
  1. Baidu's robotaxi platform Apollo Go gets permit to offer fully driverless rides in Beijing - CnEVPost, 17 Mar 2023
  2. Robotaxis Get Green Light for Airport Run - Beijing Municipal Government, 1 Mar 2024
  3. Apollo Go - Wikipedia, 2026
  4. Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi fleet reaches 1,000-vehicle milestone - CnEVPost, 22 May 2025

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Pony.ai

Paid driverless service
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator
  5. Driverless, free
  6. Paid driverless

Open to the public - book in the PonyPilot app.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
PonyPilot
Service area
Yizhuang; routes to Daxing Airport and near Beijing South Railway Station
Area size
not published
Airport
Beijing Daxing International Airport (paid service from 2024, safety inspector required on airport expressway per 2024 permit)
Highways
Expressway testing Yizhuang - Daxing Airport with no one in driver seat but safety officer in passenger seat (Jan 2025)
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Paid driverless service - Gen-7 fully driverless commercial operations kicked off in Beijing source
Sources (5)
  1. Pony AI Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (Form 6-K) - Pony.ai / SEC, 25 Nov 2025
  2. Pony AI interim results announcement for six months ended June 30, 2026 (Form 6-K Ex 99.2) - Pony.ai / SEC, 18 Aug 2026
  3. Pony AI begins robotaxi test with driver seat unmanned on Beijing's highways - CnEVPost, 14 Jan 2025
  4. Robotaxis Get Green Light for Airport Run - Beijing Municipal Government, 1 Mar 2024
  5. Nio makes China's 1st list of L3/L4 autonomous driving pilot automakers - CnEVPost, 4 Jun 2024

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WeRide

Paid driverless service
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator
  5. Driverless, free
  6. Paid driverless

Open to the public - book in the WeRide Go app.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
WeRide Go
Service area
Yizhuang - 242 stops at launch (2023); expanded since
Area size
not published
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Paid driverless service - Approval for paid fully driverless robotaxi service in Yizhuang, remote monitoring source
Sources (3)
  1. WeRide received approval to launch a paid service of fully driverless Robotaxis in Beijing - WeRide, 17 Nov 2023
  2. WeRide Q2 2026 unaudited financial results (Form 6-K) - WeRide / SEC, 12 Aug 2026
  3. WeRide robotaxi fleet surpasses 1,000 vehicles - CnEVPost, 16 Jan 2026

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DiDi Autonomous Driving

Public driverless rides (free)
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator
  5. Driverless, free

Open to the public - book in the DiDi app.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
DiDi
Service area
Selected demonstration zones
Area size
not published
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Driverless testing - Fully driverless tests in Beijing since start of 2025 source
  2. Public driverless rides (free) - R2 driverless passenger trials in selected demonstration zones source
Sources (3)
  1. Didi Rolls Out Next-Gen Robotaxi R2 for Driverless Passenger Trials - China EV Home, 1 Sep 2026
  2. Didi Autonomous Driving raises RMB 2 billion in Series D funding - TechNode, 11 Oct 2025
  3. Didi and GAC Aion launch robotaxi test fleet - electrive, 28 Jan 2026

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Rules in this country

  • Beijing, China - Beijing's autonomous vehicle regulations, adopted in late December 2024, took effect on 2025-04-01 and set a framework for L3 and higher vehicles covering infrastructure, traffic management and safety. Driverless commercial robotaxis operate in the Yizhuang demonstration area (Apollo Go and Pony.ai permits from March 2023, WeRide from November 2023); airport runs to Daxing were permitted in 2024 with a safety inspector behind the wheel.
  • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China - Guangzhou's regulations on intelligent connected vehicles took effect on 2025-02-28, supporting mixed human and autonomous traffic pilot areas and autonomous vehicles on urban roads, highways, airports, ports and transport hubs. Pony.ai, WeRide, Apollo Go and Didi operate robotaxis in the city, with Pony.ai and WeRide running fully driverless commercial service.
  • China (national) - Robotaxi permits are issued by city governments within national pilot frameworks. In June 2024 MIIT and other ministries named nine automakers for the L3/L4 intelligent connected vehicle access and on-road pilot, stressing that selection is not road approval. After the Apollo Go Wuhan outage, regulators ordered an industry-wide safety review and Bloomberg reported (2026-04-29) a pause on new robotaxi permits, fleet additions and city expansions; the review ended in late June and issuance resumed gradually from July 2026. Baidu said in August 2026 that China had issued its first mandatory national standard on safety requirements for L3 and L4 automated driving systems.
  • Shanghai, China - Shanghai issued its first eight intelligent connected vehicle demonstration operation permits on 2025-07-26 (Pony.ai, Apollo Go, SAIC AI Lab, Jinjiang Taxi, Qiangsheng, Dazhong and others). Fully driverless pilots and commercial services run in Pudong (Jinqiao, Huamu, Lin-gang, Disney-Pudong Airport).
  • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Shenzhen's intelligent connected vehicle regulation, effective 2022-08-01, was China's first; it allows fully autonomous vehicles without human controls or drivers on roads designated by traffic authorities and sets accident liability. Districts issue commercial driverless pilot permits (Pingshan 2023, Nanshan 2025). The city later amended the regulation to explore opening the whole city to robotaxis.
  • Wuhan, Hubei, China - Wuhan issued China's first commercial fully driverless ride-hailing permits (with Chongqing) in August 2022 and became Apollo Go's largest base. After dozens of Apollo Go robotaxis stalled on 2026-03-31, traffic police attributed it to a system malfunction and operations were suspended pending investigation, then gradually resumed from around July-August 2026.