Apollo Go (Baidu)

• Abu DhabiPaid driverless
• BeijingPaid driverless
• ChongqingPaid driverless
• DubaiPaid driverless
• ShenzhenPaid driverless
• WuhanPaid driverless
• ShanghaiDriverless, free
• GuangzhouPublic, with operator
• Hong KongDriverless tests
• DongguanTesting
• JiangmenTesting
• LondonTesting
• St. GallenTesting

Timeline

1. Aug 2026Wuhan: Paid driverless service - Baidu said operations in affected cities began to resume as of August; vehicles seen back on streets from early July, some with safety drivers source
2. 28 Jul 2026London: Testing with safety driver - Road tests of Apollo Go RT6 with human safety operators began in Brent with Freenow by Lyft source
3. 15 Jul 2026Dubai: Paid driverless service - RTA introduces a fare of Dh5 per ride. source
4. Jul 2026Hong Kong: Driverless testing - Transport Department approved fully driverless tests on Airport Island with no in-vehicle backup operator (2026-07-23) source
5. 1 Jun 2026St. Gallen: Testing with safety driver - Open-road testing of Apollo Go RT6 with safety operator under FEDRO special operating permit for Level 4 source
6. 1 Apr 2026Dubai: Public driverless rides (free) - Dubai Taxi launches fully driverless rides via the Apollo Go app after RTA's 2026-03-31 rollout; rides were free initially. source
7. Apr 2026Wuhan: Suspended - Citywide suspension after dozens of robotaxis stalled on 2026-03-31 due to a system malfunction; regulators investigated source
8. 17 Jan 2026Abu Dhabi: Paid driverless service - Fully driverless ride-hailing open to the public on Yas Island via the AutoGo app, after ITC commercial permit in November 2025. source
9. Jan 2026Dubai: Driverless testing - Apollo Go receives Dubai's first fully driverless testing permit; Apollo Go Park opened. source
10. 15 Aug 2025Shanghai: Public driverless rides (free) - Fully driverless pilot launched in Jinqiao with Dazhong after demonstration operation permit (2025-07-26) source
11. Aug 2025Dubai: Testing with safety driver - Trials begin with 50 RT6 vehicles in Dubai Silicon Oasis and Jumeirah. source
12. 2025Abu Dhabi: Driverless testing - Months of fully driverless public-road testing before the November 2025 permit. source
13. Dec 2024Hong Kong: Testing with safety driver - First HK AV pilot licence (issued 2024-11-29), 10 vehicles, North Lantau, backup operator on board source
14. Nov 2024Dongguan: Testing with safety driver - Testing began late November 2024 source
15. Nov 2024Jiangmen: Testing with safety driver - Testing began late November 2024 source
16. Jul 2024Guangzhou: Public rides with a safety operator - Apollo Go officially began robotaxi service in Guangzhou source
17. 17 Jun 2023Shenzhen: Paid driverless service - Pingshan issued the first unmanned commercial pilot permit; paid fully driverless rides 7:00-22:00 source
18. Apr 2023Shanghai: Public rides with a safety operator - Dazhong and Apollo Go received one of Shanghai's first intelligent connected taxi permits (Jiading) source
19. 17 Mar 2023Beijing: Paid driverless service - Permit for fully driverless rides in Yizhuang (10 vehicles) source
20. 8 Aug 2022Chongqing: Paid driverless service - Permit for commercial fully driverless ride-hailing in Yongchuan, five vehicles, 9:30am-4:30pm source
21. 8 Aug 2022Wuhan: Paid driverless service - Permit for commercial fully driverless ride-hailing, 13 sq km, five vehicles, 9am-5pm source
22. 10 Sep 2020Beijing: Public rides with a safety operator - Apollo Go robotaxi service launched to the public in Beijing source

Announced

• Announcement Abu Dhabi: Scale to hundreds of fully driverless vehicles in Abu Dhabi Announced 11 Nov 2025. source
• Announcement London: Separate Uber and Apollo Go pilot in London announced, testing expected from H1 2026 Announced 22 Dec 2025. source
• Announcement Hong Kong: Proposed public experience events in Tung Chung to be briefed to Islands District Council on 2026-10-13 Announced 10 Oct 2026. source
• Announcement London: Baidu and Freenow by Lyft expect to invite the public to hail robotaxis in London in 2027, subject to approval Announced 28 Jul 2026. source
• Announcement St. Gallen: Next: closed-group user trial, then rides without safety operators once safety evidence is provided; regular operations from 2027 (fully driverless expected early 2027) Announced 12 Jun 2026. source
• Announcement Dubai: Fleet to grow to more than 1,000 vehicles over the coming years; booking to be extended to Bolt and other e-hailing apps Announced 1 Apr 2026. source
• Announcement Hong Kong: Shuttle linking High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station with Airport Express Kowloon Station; MTR to announce service arrangements later Announced 22 Aug 2026. source