Baidu launches its sixth-generation RT6 robotaxi at about 200,000 yuan per car

Baidu Apollo Go/Apollo Go robotaxi

Baidu launched its sixth-generation robotaxi at Apollo Day in Wuhan priced at 200,000 yuan (about $27,700), 60% less than the previous generation. It planned 1,000 deployments in Wuhan by year-end 2024, targeting break-even that year; the new generation also cut operating costs 30% and service costs potentially 80%.

• Sixth-generation RT6: 200,000 yuan ($27,700), 60% price reduction vs. prior gen; 1,000 vehicles planned in Wuhan by end 2024
• Operating costs cut 30% as network expands; service costs could drop 80% with improved self-driving technology
• Apollo ADFM (Autonomous Driving Foundation Model) rated 10x safer than human driver; Apollo Go nearing break-even, targeted profitability in 2025