Services in Beijing
Baidu Apollo Go 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.
Pony.ai Open to the public
No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: PonyPilot app, PonyPilot WeChat mini-program
Yizhuang economic development zone (60 sq km unmanned permit in 2023), with expressway trips to Daxing airport · Airport: Daxing (PKX) pickups from Yizhuang since 2024, about 40 km by expressway · Uses freeways
Free public rides in Yizhuang came before the paid permit of November 2021; a no-staff permit for Yizhuang followed in March 2023, and the airport run started with a supervisor in the driver's seat.
Sources: Pony AI (SEC Form 6-K), August 18, 2026; Pony AI (SEC), March 26, 2026; Pony.ai, March 13, 2026; Beijing Municipal Government (citing Beijing Daily), July 2, 2024; Pony.ai (Business Wire via Samoa Observer), November 29, 2021. Checked November 8, 2026.
WeRide Open to the public
No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: WeRide Go app, WeRide Go WeChat mini-program · Since November 2023
Core of the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Yizhuang), including its high-speed rail stations · Airport: Daxing (PKX): paid rides on the airport expressway approved in Feb 2025; WeRide does not say these run with nobody aboard · Uses freeways
Paid fully driverless rides approved in Yizhuang in November 2023; Beijing and Guangzhou are WeRide's two core China hubs.
Sources: WeRide, August 12, 2026; WeRide, February 24, 2025; WeRide (PR Newswire), November 23, 2023. Checked November 8, 2026.
Didi Invited riders
No one in the driver’s seat
Selected demonstration zones
Didi says 24/7 driverless passenger tests began in parts of Beijing's demonstration zones in Q4 2025; its new R2, built with GAC Aion, joined in late August 2026. Who can ride and the fares are not stated.
Sources: China EV Home, September 1, 2026; ITHome via Sina, August 31, 2026; ITHome, April 11, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.
What changed
Didi, Beijing: Opened driverless passenger trials of its R2 robotaxi in demo zones in Beijing and Guangzhou. (DiDi Autonomous Driving (PR Newswire))
WeRide, Beijing: Approved for paid fully driverless GXR rides in Yizhuang, plus paid expressway service to Daxing airport (WeRide)
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