Guangdong, China

Robotaxis in Shenzhen

Shenzhen, China: Public driverless rides: Apollo Go (Baidu), Pony.ai, AutoX. 1 more entry in testing, announced or ended.

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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 or WeChat mini-program app.
  • AutoX Public via a waitlist.
  • Momenta Not open to the public yet.

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
Pingshan District (2023 launch)
Area size
About 188 sq km (2023)
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Paid driverless service - Pingshan issued the first unmanned commercial pilot permit; paid fully driverless rides 7:00-22:00 source
Sources (2)
  1. Apollo Go launches fully driverless commercial operations in Shenzhen (Chinese) - Apollo Go, 17 Jun 2023
  2. Baidu (BIDU) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript - Webull, 18 Aug 2026

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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 or WeChat mini-program app.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
PonyPilotWeChat mini-program
Service area
Nanshan (Qianhai, Houhai, Shenzhen Bay, Shekou, OCT) and Bao'an districts
Area size
167.4 sq km (early 2026)
Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Paid driverless service - First permit for paid fully driverless robotaxis in Nanshan District source
Sources (3)
  1. Pony.ai wins first permit for fully driverless robotaxi operation in Shenzhen's city centers - Pony.ai / PR Newswire Asia, 28 Mar 2025
  2. Autonomous driving firm Pony AI hits unit profitability in 2nd Chinese city - CnEVPost, 2 Mar 2026
  3. Pony AI Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Form 6-K) - Pony.ai / SEC, 18 Aug 2026

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AutoX

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

Public via a waitlist.

Who can ride
Public via waitlist
App
not published
Service area
Pingshan District (whole district) driverless zone
Area size
168 sq km driverless zone (Nov 2021)
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since

History

  1. Driverless testing - 25 vehicles tested driverless in Pingshan from mid-2020 source
  2. Public driverless rides (free) - Public trial via sign-up page; Shenzhen officials disputed approval at the time source
Sources (3)
  1. Alibaba-backed AutoX opens fully driverless robotaxi service to residents in Shenzhen - KrASIA, Jan 2021
  2. AutoX Operates Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service, Covering 65 Square Miles of Shenzhen - Robotics 24/7, 16 Nov 2021
  3. AutoX Passes 1,000 Vehicle Milestone for Its RoboTaxi Fleet - Robotics 24/7, 9 Feb 2022

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Momenta

Testing with safety driver
  1. Testing

Not open to the public yet.

Who can ride
No riders
App
not published
Service area
not published
Area size
not published
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since
not published

History

  1. Testing with safety driver - Intelligent connected vehicle road-testing permit for Momenta robotaxi source
Sources (1)
  1. China resumes issuing robotaxi licenses after months-long freeze, report says - CnEVPost, 23 Jul 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.