WS Investor
10 Feb 2026, 20:23
Baidu and Uber announced a new phase of their global partnership to launch Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service in Dubai, in collaboration with Dubai Roads and Transport Authority.
The fully autonomous service is expected to launch within the coming month, initially operating in selected areas of Jumeirah. Rides will be bookable through the Uber app, where users may be matched with an Apollo Go vehicle when selecting UberX, Uber Comfort, or an “Autonomous” option. Fleet operations will be managed by third-party operator New Horizon, with expansion across Dubai dependent on regulatory approvals and operational performance.
The initiative supports Dubai’s strategic objective of making 25% of all transportation trips autonomous by 2030. It also follows earlier announcements to expand Apollo Go to London and the opening of Apollo Go Park in Dubai, Baidu’s first overseas operations and management hub.
Apollo Go is one of the world’s largest autonomous ride-hailing services, with more than 240 million autonomous kilometers logged globally, over 140 million of which were completed in fully driverless mode. The service operates across 22 cities, exceeds 250,000 weekly rides, and has completed more than 17 million cumulative trips as of late 2025.
Source: Business Wire
The fully autonomous service is expected to launch within the coming month, initially operating in selected areas of Jumeirah. Rides will be bookable through the Uber app, where users may be matched with an Apollo Go vehicle when selecting UberX, Uber Comfort, or an “Autonomous” option. Fleet operations will be managed by third-party operator New Horizon, with expansion across Dubai dependent on regulatory approvals and operational performance.
The initiative supports Dubai’s strategic objective of making 25% of all transportation trips autonomous by 2030. It also follows earlier announcements to expand Apollo Go to London and the opening of Apollo Go Park in Dubai, Baidu’s first overseas operations and management hub.
Apollo Go is one of the world’s largest autonomous ride-hailing services, with more than 240 million autonomous kilometers logged globally, over 140 million of which were completed in fully driverless mode. The service operates across 22 cities, exceeds 250,000 weekly rides, and has completed more than 17 million cumulative trips as of late 2025.
Source: Business Wire
