Baidu expected to offer Robotaxi, Robobus services in Guangzhou

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Apollo Intelligent Transportation (Guangzhou) Co.,Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese Internet giant Baidu, on August 28 won the bidding for the “new infrastructure” project initiated by local authority of Huangpu district / Guangzhou Development District and themed autonomous driving and V2X (vehicle-to-everything) smart transport.

Under the project that involves a contract value of 460 million yuan ($66,880,872), Baidu will undertake the construction of the V2X road network, intelligent intersections, IoV (Internet of Vehicles) and other application systems.

On the same day, Baidu forged strategic partnerships with Science City (Guangzhou) Information Technology Group Co.,Ltd. (SCI Group), and Guangzhou Public Transport at the Guangzhou Annual Investment Conference China 2020 for the future cooperation on such areas as autonomous driving, V2X system, intelligent transportation and intelligent connectivity.

“Baidu will step up the collaboration with local authorities of Guangzhou and Guangzhou Development District in the fields of autonomous driving, intelligent auto connectivity and intelligent transportation,” said Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu. “We will provide our partners with the most innovative technologies and join hands with Guangzhou to take the lead in AI application development, set up a new benchmark for China's intelligent transportation domain and play an exemplary role in intelligent economy development,” he added.

Under the agreements, Baidu and SCI Group will jointly launch the services focusing on the operation of smart city digital transportation business and explore new operational models for urban transportation business operators.

What's more, the tech giant and Guangzhou Public Transport will conduct in-depth cooperation on such areas as autonomous car fleet operation, 5G-enabled self-driving bus and C-V2X technologies, which might let Guangzhou's residents enjoy the Robotaxi and Robobus services offered by Baidu (photo source: Baidu).