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Apollo Lincoln MKZ test car

US

A Lincoln MKZ sedan fitted with Baidu's Apollo driving stack, used for US road testing. It was one of two models named on Baidu's 2021 California driverless test permit.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
TestingSince 2021-01
Fleet
3Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published
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Why it matters

Baidu was the first company in California to hold driverless testing permits for two different vehicle models (Lincoln MKZ and Chrysler Pacifica), per press reports of the January 2021 DMV permit.

Real-world use

In January 2021 the California DMV allowed three Baidu cars to test with nobody at the wheel on set streets in Sunnyvale, at speeds up to 45 mph.

Timeline

First shown
2021-01
Released
Not yet
California DMV driverless testing permit naming the Lincoln MKZ

Maker

Baidu ApolloCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless tests only
Where it runs
Sunnyvale, California (testing only)
Driverless since
2021-01
Fleet
3 vehicles covered by the permit across two models (California DMV permit, Jan 2021, as reported)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

Public attention

How much public attention Apollo Lincoln MKZ test car (US) gets, from open data.

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  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • about 3 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

The Shop Magazine California Gives Baidu Permit to Test Autonomous Cars Without Driver Traffic Technology Today China's Baidu Apollo gets California permit to test AVs without a safety driver

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