Baidu (BIDU) announced that its autonomous ride-hailing platform, Apollo Go, has been granted Dubai’s first autonomous driving trial permit, along with the first batch of 50 autonomous driving test licenses issued by the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai. The trial permit and 50 licenses were granted to the company earlier in July, authorizing Apollo Go to deploy its vehicles in urban Dubai. Following the permit, Apollo Go’s 50-vehicle fleet has commenced trials in designated areas on open roads of Dubai since August. Looking ahead, Apollo Go and the RTA plan to expand the fleet to more than 1,000 fully driverless vehicles by 2028, aligning with Dubai’s vision to accelerate the adoption of autonomous mobility in future urban infrastructure.
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