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Market Chatter: Baidu's Driverless Car Unit Exceeds 250,000 Weekly Ride Orders
Nov 3, 2025 12:24 PM

02:55 PM EST, 11/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Baidu's ( BIDU ) driverless car unit, Apollo Go, has overtaken 250,000 fully driverless weekly ride orders as of Oct. 31, comparable with Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Waymo's reported figures in April, CNBC reported Sunday, citing a spokesperson.

Apollo Go revealed that there has been one airbag deployment for every 10.1 million kilometers driven, but no major accident involving human injury or death so far, according to the report.

Baidu ( BIDU ) did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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