Skip to main content
🚕

Where Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis run

Baidu’s robotaxi service, booked in the Apollo Go (Luobo Kuaipao) app, which runs in Chinese cities and is expanding abroad.

Baidu Apollo Go is listed in 16 cities; anyone can ride in 11 of them. Every service below links to its sources. Baidu Apollo Go's own site has the current service areas.

Asia
Europe and the Middle East
  • Open to the public
  • Waitlist
  • Invited riders
  • Testing
  • Announced
  • Ended

Baidu Apollo Go's cities

Beijing, Beijing, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app (Luobo Kuaipao), Apollo Go WeChat mini-program, Baidu Maps · Since October 2020

Opened to the public in Yizhuang (the economic development zone), Haidian and Shunyi; driverless rides in designated Yizhuang areas

Opened to ordinary riders in October 2020 with safety drivers; Baidu said in November 2025 that every mainland city it serves is now 100% driverless.

Sources: Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), August 18, 2026; Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025; Just Auto, July 11, 2023; Gasgoo, October 11, 2020. Checked November 8, 2026.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app (Luobo Kuaipao), Apollo Go WeChat mini-program, Baidu Maps · Since July 2022

Began with about 10 sq km in the Chengdu Hi-tech Zone; current area unknown

Launched in 2022 with eight cars and daytime hours; Baidu listed Chengdu among its fully driverless cities in November 2025.

Sources: Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025; Gasgoo, July 22, 2022. Checked November 8, 2026.

Chongqing, Chongqing, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app (Luobo Kuaipao), Apollo Go WeChat mini-program

Driverless rides were already running in parts of Chongqing by January 2023.

Sources: Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025; TechNode, January 20, 2023. Checked November 8, 2026.

Haikou, Hainan, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app (Luobo Kuaipao)

Links tourist sites such as Holiday Beach, Qilou Old Street, the duty-free complex and East Railway Station

Promoted as a tourism ride service during the 2025 Hainan Island Carnival.

Sources: Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025; China Daily, August 21, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China Testing

Some rides with no one in the driver’s seat

Airport Island and North Lantau (Tung Chung, Sunny Bay); earlier trials reached Kowloon East including Kwun Tong · Airport: Airport Island (HKG): fully driverless testing since July 2026, no public rides

Hong Kong's first fully driverless testing permits went to Baidu in mid-2026; elsewhere a backup operator still rides on board, and only designated passengers have been carried.

Sources: Hong Kong Government (Transport Department), October 10, 2026; Hong Kong Government (Transport Department), July 23, 2026; The Standard, July 23, 2026; Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.

Shanghai, Shanghai, China Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app / mini-program, Dazhong Transportation app · Since April 2023

About 25 sq km around Jinqiao in Pudong at launch (Aug 2025), weekdays 9am-6pm, fixed stops

Run with taxi firm Dazhong Transportation; supervised test rides in Jiading from April 2023, then a Pudong driverless licence in July 2025.

Sources: Baidu (SEC Form 6-K), November 18, 2025; China Daily, September 10, 2025; KrASIA, July 28, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.

Wuhan, Hubei, China Open to the public

Some rides with no one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app (Luobo Kuaipao), Apollo Go WeChat mini-program, Baidu Maps · Since May 2022

App advertised about 3,000 sq km in 2025, but riders found the usable zones much smaller

About 400 cars ran in 2025, with no one at the wheel. Many cars stalled at once on 31 March 2026 and service was pulled; cars were seen back from July 2026, some with safety drivers, and Baidu said in August that service in the affected cities had begun to resume.

Sources: The Motley Fool via Webull, August 19, 2026; CnEVPost, July 23, 2026; CnEVPost, April 29, 2026; The Korea Times, May 21, 2025; Gasgoo, May 10, 2022. Checked November 8, 2026.

St. Gallen, St. Gallen and Appenzell, Switzerland Testing

A safety operator rides along · Book in: AmiGo app (planned)

About 80 sq km across the cantons of St. Gallen and the two Appenzells

AmiGo is a PostBus and Apollo Go venture; road trials with safety operators began 1 June 2026 under a Swiss Level 4 permit, with a closed user trial first and regular service in 2027.

Sources: The Next Web, June 12, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: AutoGo app · Since January 2026

Yas Island at launch, with Al Reem and Saadiyat islands named as next

Run with K2's AutoGo under one of the emirate's first fully driverless commercial permits (November 2025); Baidu's first public driverless service outside China.

Sources: The National, March 13, 2026; TechNode, January 19, 2026; Gasgoo, November 13, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Apollo Go app, Uber · Since March 2026

Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim for Uber rides; the own-app service area is not spelled out

The public could book driverless rides on the Apollo Go app, run with Dubai Taxi Company, from 30 March 2026 (50 cars planned in year one); Uber booking followed by August 2026 and Bolt is promised later. Baidu's CEO dated the fully driverless commercial launch to July 2026.

Sources: The National, August 20, 2026; The Motley Fool via Webull, August 19, 2026; Dubai Media Office, April 2, 2026; Dubai Taxi Company, April 1, 2026; CnEVPost, March 31, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

London, England, United Kingdom Testing

A safety operator rides along · Book in: Freenow by Lyft (planned), Uber (planned)

Testing in the borough of Brent

RT6 cars began supervised road tests on 28 July 2026 with Freenow; public rides are planned for 2027 pending approval.

Sources: TechNode, July 29, 2026; CnEVPost, July 28, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

What changed

  1. Dubai: Fully driverless Apollo Go cars became bookable on Uber (The National)

  2. Reported about 1 million Q2 rides, held back by regulatory adjustments in some Chinese cities; operations began resuming in August (The Motley Fool via Webull)

  3. London: Began supervised road tests in Brent with Freenow by Lyft (CnEVPost)

  4. Wuhan: Permits resumed after a safety review; Apollo Go cars reported back on Wuhan streets, some with safety drivers. (CnEVPost)

  5. Hong Kong: Transport Department approved fully driverless testing on Airport Island, a first for Hong Kong. (The Standard)

  6. St. Gallen: AmiGo with PostBus began supervised road trials under a Swiss Level 4 permit (The Next Web)

  7. Wuhan: Bloomberg reported Wuhan service suspended and a national freeze on new robotaxi permits, fleet growth and new cities. (CnEVPost)

  8. Wuhan: Dozens of robotaxis stalled at once on city roads after a system failure, stranding some riders. (electrive)

  9. Dubai: Launched paid fully driverless rides in its own app with Dubai Taxi Company (CnEVPost)

  10. Abu Dhabi: Opened fully driverless public rides on Yas Island through the AutoGo app (TechNode)

  11. Dongguan: Reported to be road-testing in Dongguan and Jiangmen since late November 2025. (CnEVPost)

  12. Abu Dhabi: Won one of Abu Dhabi's first fully driverless commercial permits with AutoGo (Gasgoo)

  13. Shanghai: Started driverless rides around Jinqiao with taxi firm Dazhong Transportation. (China Daily)

  14. Shanghai: Licensed to run fully driverless robotaxis in Pudong. (KrASIA)

Latest Baidu Apollo Go news

All Baidu Apollo Go news

Crashes and recalls

Other robotaxi companies