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Baidu unveiled its Apollo car robot without a steering wheel and pedals but equipped with a large, curved screen on August 18.

Apolong Ⅱ is dedicated to becoming a mobile space in the smart era, providing customized smart mobility services for public travel, mobile policing, health management and other scenarios.

A team of executives from Baidu's car-making business Jidu Auto visited power battery giant CATL on Tuesday to discuss a partnership that goes beyond the power battery business, Pingwest reported Tuesday.

Baidu's car-making arm Jidu Auto could be one of the first users of Chinese power battery giant CATL's just-released sodium-ion batteries, with both sides aiming to complete the industrial upgrade by 2023, Tmtpost reported Friday.

Baidu Apollo will expand its robotaxi fleet in Shanghai by more than 200 units, making it the largest self-driving fleet in East China, the company said.

Several companies, including Baidu, have been among the first in China to be allowed to test autonomous driving on some highways, meaning the test extends from regular city roads to more scenarios.

Baidu Apollo's robotaxi service became available in Guangzhou on July 17, making it the fourth city to support the service after Beijing, Changsha and Cangzhou.

Baidu has won an RMB 98.8 million ($15.3 million) bid for the first phase of a smart transportation pilot project in the Yongchuan District in southwest China's Chongqing.

Chinese tech giants jumping on the car-building bandwagon are grasping for talent, and they're setting their sights on people who once had experience working at China's leading car-making newcomers, including Nio.

Baidu has been developing self-driving technology since 2013, and Jidu Auto, which was announced in January this year, carries Baidu's car-making plans, Baidu CEO Robin Li said Wednesday.