{"id":21474,"date":"2023-08-25T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4193280_CN93280_0"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:26:00","slug":"baidu-becomes-first-in-china-to-offer-driverless-airport-rides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=21474","title":{"rendered":"Baidu Becomes First in China to Offer Driverless Airport Rides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dvContent\" readability=\"101.44498186215\">\n<p>&#8211; Baidu has launched driverless airport transportation services in <span class=\"xn-location\">Wuhan<\/span>, becoming <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> first-ever provider of autonomous rides to and from airports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; As the world&#8217;s largest autonomous driving ride-hailing service provider, Baidu stands as the sole company in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> currently offering autonomous ride-hailing services that seamlessly connect both urban roads and highways.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">BEIJING<\/span>, Aug. 26, 2023 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) (&#8220;Baidu&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a leading AI company with strong internet foundation, today announced the expansion of Apollo Go, its autonomous ride-hailing platform, to expand its driverless car service to cover Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. This marks the first time in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> that an autonomous ride-hailing service has been established between urban areas and an airport, as well as the first instance of Chinese autonomous vehicles connecting both urban roads and highways. The service is currently offered to selected Apollo Go users by invitation, and will be made available to the general public in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The expansion of Apollo Go&#8217;s operation area to Wuhan Tianhe Airport is a significant step towards pioneering driverless airport transportation in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>. It also means Baidu has now unlocked more challenging operation scenarios for its robotaxi fleet, making autonomous ride hailing service more accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder8936\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2194537\/image_5009157_54223135.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2194537\/image_5009157_54223135.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Passenger arrives at Wuhan Tianhe Airport taking Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi\" alt=\"Passenger arrives at Wuhan Tianhe Airport taking Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi\"><\/a><br \/><span>Passenger arrives at Wuhan Tianhe Airport taking Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The significant number of passengers traveling through <span class=\"xn-location\">Wuhan&#8217;s<\/span> Tianhe Airport provides a strong foundation for the further growth of Baidu Apollo. Located 25 kilometers from the center of <span class=\"xn-location\">Wuhan<\/span>, Tianhe Airport is one of <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> eight major regional hub airports. This year, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has transported a total of 125,000 international regional passengers, placing it first in the central <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> region. The airport&#8217;s daily flight limit has increased from 700 to approximately 1000 flights, making it the leader in flight scheduling capacity in the central <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> region and one of the top airports nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Following the expansion to cover the airport area, Apollo Go will continue to expand its presence in <span class=\"xn-location\">Wuhan<\/span>, with plans to bring its services to the city&#8217;s Jingkai District, Hanyang District, East and West Lake District, Qiaokou District, and other core areas of the Jiangbei area in the future.<\/p>\n<p>As a leading autonomous ride-hailing service provider, Apollo Go has recorded over 3.3 million cumulative orders as of <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 30, 2023<\/span>. In the second quarter of this year alone, Apollo Go provided 714,000 rides, a 149% YoY increase. Today, Baidu and Apollo Go are advocating for the widespread application of fully autonomous vehicles. Baidu&#8217;s fully driverless robotaxi fleet is now operating in five cities, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Beijing<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Shenzhen<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Wuhan<\/span>. It is the first company to conduct completely fully autonomous driving commercial operations and testing in multiple cities throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Baidu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2000, Baidu&#8217;s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on the NASDAQ under &#8220;BIDU&#8221; and HKEX under &#8220;9888.&#8221; One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Intlcomm@baidu.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intlcomm@baidu.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: Baidu, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Baidu has launched driverless airport transportation services in Wuhan, becoming China&#8217;s first-ever provider of autonomous rides to and from airports. &#8211; As the world&#8217;s largest autonomous driving ride-hailing service provider, Baidu stands as the sole company in China currently offering autonomous ride-hailing services that seamlessly connect both urban roads and highways. 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