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Dubai Launches Baidu RT6 Driverless Taxi Service
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Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan on February 5, 2026 launched official operations of Baidu Apollo Go’s fully autonomous RT6 taxi service, following a Memorandum of Understanding between Dubai RTA and Baidu. The RT6 uses more than 40 sensors, HD mapping and AI, and Baidu opened its first operations centre outside China in Dubai, planning a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles.
Key Points
- 1Deploys sixth-generation RT6 taxis with over 40 sensors and LiDAR for driverless operations
- 2Demonstrates mature autonomy after 150 million km and 10 million autonomous trips globally
- 3Enables scalable fleet management from new Dubai ops centre, targeting 1,000+ vehicles
Scoring Rationale
High novelty and official deployment drive score, but limited geographic scope and shallow technical detail constrain impact.
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