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Over 1,000 Hongkongers to ride Baidu’s robotaxis in city-first public trial

Over 1,000 Hongkongers to ride Baidu’s robotaxis in city-first public trial
South China Morning Post Thursday 15 October 2026, 07:14 UTC By Eric Jiang 1 min read
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More than 1,000 residents are expected to ride in autonomous vehicles (AVs) after Chinese technology giant Baidu launches Hong Kong’s first large-scale public trial next week. Baidu’s robotaxi platform, Apollo, will run the trial in Tung Chung from October 21 to November 3, inviting more than 1,000 residents to take part. Iris Wong Man-hei, senior project and business development manager for the intelligent driving group at Baidu, described the trial as a “milestone” for the city’s autonomous...

More than 1,000 residents are expected to ride in autonomous vehicles (AVs) after Chinese technology giant Baidu launches Hong Kong’s first large-scale public trial next week. Baidu’s robotaxi platform, Apollo, will run the trial in Tung Chung from October 21 to November 3, inviting more than 1,000 residents to take part. Iris Wong Man-hei, senior project and business development manager for the intelligent driving group at Baidu, described the trial as a “milestone” for the city’s autonomous...
Baidu (ORG) Chinese (ORG) Hong Kong’s (LOCATION) Apollo (ORG) Tung Chung (PERSON) Iris Wong Man-hei (PERSON)
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