An Apollo Go robotaxi in Shenzhen. Baidu's RT6 model uses 38 sensors, including eight light detection and ranging remote sensors and 12 cameras, to obtain 'highly accurate, long-range detection on all sides'. AFP
Baidu's Apollo RT6 self-driving vehicle is fitted with a detachable steering wheel. Photo: Baidu
The Apollo RT6 has a price tag of 250,000 yuan ($37,000), about half the price of Baidu's Apollo Moon model that was unveiled last year. AP
The Apollo RT6 will possess self-driving Level 4 capabilities that need no human intervention, with its technology equivalent to the skills of a human driver with 20 years' experience. AP
Baidu says the vehicle will soon be part of its robotaxi service, Apollo Go, as China pushes forward with its self-driving car ambitions. AP
A further testing phase is being planned for the RT6 before 100,000 units of the model join the fleet of Apollo Go by the second half of 2023. AP
Baidu says the battery-powered Apollo RT6, which has travelled a distance of 32 million kilometres in testing, will significantly reduce the cost of public transport. AP
Xu Baoqiang, general manager of Baidu's Autonomous Driving Unit, talks about the Apollo RT6 as he addresses journalists in Beijing on Wednesday. AP
An Apollo Go robotaxi on a street in Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province. AFP
A lidar sensor on top of an Apollo Go self-driving taxi. The Apollo RT6 will hit the roads without a steering wheel once Chinese authorities approve it. AFP
Apollo Go robotaxis charging at a station in Shenzhen. Chinese driving regulations do not currently allow autonomous vehicles on the road without a steering wheel. Manual override is required for safety reasons. AFP
An Apollo Go robotaxi in Shenzhen. Baidu's RT6 model uses 38 sensors, including eight light detection and ranging remote sensors and 12 cameras, to obtain 'highly accurate, long-range detection on all sides'. AFP
Baidu's Apollo RT6 self-driving vehicle is fitted with a detachable steering wheel. Photo: Baidu
The Apollo RT6 has a price tag of 250,000 yuan ($37,000), about half the price of Baidu's Apollo Moon model that was unveiled last year. AP
The Apollo RT6 will possess self-driving Level 4 capabilities that need no human intervention, with its technology equivalent to the skills of a human driver with 20 years' experience. AP
Baidu says the vehicle will soon be part of its robotaxi service, Apollo Go, as China pushes forward with its self-driving car ambitions. AP
A further testing phase is being planned for the RT6 before 100,000 units of the model join the fleet of Apollo Go by the second half of 2023. AP
Baidu says the battery-powered Apollo RT6, which has travelled a distance of 32 million kilometres in testing, will significantly reduce the cost of public transport. AP
Xu Baoqiang, general manager of Baidu's Autonomous Driving Unit, talks about the Apollo RT6 as he addresses journalists in Beijing on Wednesday. AP
An Apollo Go robotaxi on a street in Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province. AFP
A lidar sensor on top of an Apollo Go self-driving taxi. The Apollo RT6 will hit the roads without a steering wheel once Chinese authorities approve it. AFP
Apollo Go robotaxis charging at a station in Shenzhen. Chinese driving regulations do not currently allow autonomous vehicles on the road without a steering wheel. Manual override is required for safety reasons. AFP
An Apollo Go robotaxi in Shenzhen. Baidu's RT6 model uses 38 sensors, including eight light detection and ranging remote sensors and 12 cameras, to obtain 'highly accurate, long-range detection on all sides'. AFP
