Baidu

  • Baidu Apollo's commercial use gets major breakthrough as it gets new license to operate on toll basis

    Chinese tech giant Baidu's autonomous driving platform Apollo has received a toll operating license in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, marking the move from testing to commercial use on the first open road network across the downtown area in China.

  • Baidu's Robin Li calls for further policy support for commercial use of autonomous driving

    In the field of intelligent transportation in China, Baidu's Apollo, released in 2017, is a pioneer and is conducting open-road driverless tests in Beijing, Changsha, and California.

  • Baidu's car-making arm completes registration, operations begin to get on track

    The company has been named as JIDU Auto (集度汽车), with a registered capital of RMB 2 billion, according to corporate information provider Qichacha.

  • Baidu confirms Mobike co-founder Xia Yiping as CEO of its car-making arm

    Xia was the co-founder and CTO of Mobike and has made outstanding contributions to changing the structure of urban mobility, Baidu said in a written reply to CnEVPost.

  • Mobike co-founder said to be CEO of Baidu's car-making arm

    Xia Yiping served as Mobike's chief technology officer until Mobike was acquired by Meituan in 2018.

  • Baidu's Robin Li explains why the company enters car-making industry

    Baidu hopes to bring advanced smart driving technology to the market in a timely manner by building its own cars, said Robin Li, CEO of the Chinese search engine giant.

  • Baidu says it has decided on the CEO and brand for EV joint venture with Geely

    Baidu CEO Robin Li didn't give any more details, but he said they will try to launch a new electric car model within three years.

  • Baidu launches autonomous driving platform in Guangzhou, to deploy over 100 Robotaxis and 1,000 pick-up stations

    Chinese search engine giant Baidu  (NASDAQ:BIDU) today announced the launch of a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a service) platform in Guangzhou that will leverage a fleet including Apollo Robotaxis and Robobuses to provide AI-powered urban mobility services.

  • ARK's Cathie Wood says Baidu to build China's most promising EV company

    Nio is a company that is replacing charging with battery swap, and it could win the day, she said.

  • Baidu is in hiring spree for its car-making arm

    Headhunters are recruiting for Baidu to build cars, this time for a mid-level cadre, Sina Tech reported Tuesday, adding that the joint venture is likely to be set up in Shanghai.