Baidu Apollo · self-driving bus or shuttle
Apolong II
Baidu's second-generation self-driving minibus, with a 372 TOPS computer, two 40-line lidars and a 55-inch transparent display window that shows riders what the vehicle sees. It also uses roadside V2X and 5G remote driving as a backup.
- Price
- —not sold publicly; no price published
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A pilot use vehicle from Baidu Apollo.
Real-world use
Launched in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, in August 2021 for parks, the airport area, business districts and residential communities.
Maker
Baidu ApolloCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Huangpu District, Guangzhou (from Aug 2021)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Apolong II gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- 1 reported deployment
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
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every Baidu Apollo vehicle in order.
Apolong2018Discontinued
Apollo Robotaxi (Hongqi E-Jie / Hongqi EV)2019Pilot use- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useApollo Lincoln MKZ test car (US)2021Research
Apollo Moon (5th-gen robotaxi, ARCFOX version)2021Pilot use- Apolong II2021Pilot use
Apollo RT6 (6th-gen robotaxi)2022Commercial
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishednot sold publicly; no price published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Pilot
Baidu Apollo · Huangpu District · Guangzhou · since 2021-08
Baidu launched its second-generation Apolong II autonomous minibus in Guangzhou's Huangpu District. China Daily (Guangzhou)
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Apolong IIBaidu Apollo |  Robobus (Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0)WeRide with YutongSame jobs: public transit, shuttle · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  WinBusAutomotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC)Same jobs: shuttle, public transit · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  MOGO BUSXiamen Golden Dragon Bus with Mogo AutoSame jobs: shuttle, public transit · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2021-08-05 | 2021-01 | 2020-07-15 | 2022-09-13 |
| Status | Pilot use | Commercial | Pilot use | Pilot use |
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| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 40 km/h | — | — |
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Sources
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