Baidu is a Chinese technology company with increasing involvement in the space industry, primarily through its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Baidu is developing AI models for aerospace, including analyzing data, diagnosing equipment failures, and improving scientific research efficiency. Baidu also operates Baidu Maps, a mapping service that utilizes satellite imagery and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The company partners with organizations like China Aerospace and promotes the use of AI in deep space exploration and related applications.
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Baidu’s sixth-generation Apollo Go vehicle cost has dropped by 60% compared with the previous generation to around $28,500.
Baidu will deploy its sixth-generation Apollo Go autonomous vehicles to the market in 2024.
Hesai has been selected by Baidu to be the exclusive long-range lidar supplier for Baidu’s next-generation robotaxi platform Yichi 06.
Baidu Inc. will set up a venture capital fund of 1 billion yuan ($145,000,000) to back Chinese startups.
Baidu announced a goal to achieve carbon neutrality at the group level by 2030.
Baidu formulated the Baidu Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility Rules for Suppliers and required 100% of domestic suppliers to comply in 2021.
Baidu uses an AI intelligent control system based on PaddlePaddle and is developing deep learning models tailored to data centers to monitor operation and optimize systems in real time.
Baidu’s intelligent transportation system installed in Baoding, Hebei Province enabled an average carbon emission reduction at each intersection of around 20% to 30%.
Baidu’s Yangquan Data Center achieved a power supply efficiency of up to 99.5% and enabled over 98% of cooling time to be free of charge.
Baidu launched a carbon-neutral target in June 2021.
Baidu, Inc. received the first-ever permits in China authorizing the company to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public on open roads in Beijing.
Baidu Apollo’s ride-hailing service platform Apollo Go has launched trial operation in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District to provide autonomous robotaxi services to Shenzhen commuters.
Baidu aims to expand Apollo Go operations into 65 cities across China by 2025 and 100 cities by 2030.
Baidu announced in January 2021 its plan to enter the automotive industry by launching a smart car company.
The JiDU intelligent driving system is powered by Baidu’s autonomous driving computing platform using NVIDIA DRIVE Orin.
Baidu stated a goal to expand Apollo Go operations into 65 cities across China by 2025 and 100 cities by 2030.
Baidu Inc. will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the public in Beijing starting on 2021-05-02.
Baidu’s Apollo vehicles have accumulated more than 7 million kilometers of testing globally.
Baidu plans to expand the Apollo Go Robotaxi service to 30 cities in the next three years.
Baidu Apollo received driverless testing permission in Beijing in December 2020.