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2026
Baidu launches Apollo World simulation system
Baidu launched Apollo World, an AI system that simulates real-road environments to train autonomous taxis. The article reports that the system is already being used to train Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi fleet.
2026
Baidu launches DuMateBench AI agent benchmark
Baidu launched DuMateBench, an evaluation leaderboard designed to measure whether AI agents can complete real-world tasks and deliver usable outputs rather than only generate answers. The benchmark includes more than 200 office tasks across six categories and tests agent performance in complex operating environments.
2026
Uber launches Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxi service in Dubai
Uber Technologies announced the launch of Baidu's fully driverless Apollo Go vehicles on its ride-hailing platform in Dubai, with New Horizon Luxury Transport serving as fleet operator. The service initially operates in select locations in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah, using Apollo Go's sixth-generation RT6 electric robotaxi, and riders can request an UberX or Uber Comfort matched with a driverless Apollo Go vehicle or select the autonomous option in the Uber app.
2026
Baidu and Nanjing Forestry University launch AI+ early pine wilt disease prevention platform
Baidu and Nanjing Forestry University jointly launched China's first integrated AI+ platform for early detection and treatment of pine wilt disease, combining drone sensing, algorithm recognition and data-driven methods; the platform compresses feature screening time by about 80%, raises early disease recall to 98.0% and lowers the false positive rate to 5.1%, with related technology already applied across more than 2 million mu.
2022
Baidu launches AI sign language platform and translators
Baidu AI Cloud launched an AI sign language platform under its XiLing digital avatar platform, along with two all-in-one AI sign language translators. The platform generates digital avatars for sign language translation and live interpretation.
2022
奥飞数据 and 百度 sign data-center cooperation intent agreement
奥飞数据 and 百度 signed an intent letter to reserve resources at 奥飞数据's Langfang Gu'an data center. The source describes it as an intent agreement, with a formal contract still to be signed.
2022
Baidu-affiliated company takes a stake in NebulaLink
A Baidu-affiliated company was added as a shareholder of Zhuhai NebulaLink Technology Co., Ltd., and the company’s registered capital increased to approximately RMB 18.29 million.
2022
Jidu completes nearly $400 million Series A financing
Jidu announced that it had completed a Series A financing of nearly US$400 million, with existing shareholders Baidu and Geely jointly increasing their investments.
2022
JIDU closes nearly $400 million Series A financing
JIDU announced that it had closed Series A financing, raising nearly $400 million. The round was backed by Baidu and strategic partner Geely.
2022
Court orders compensation in Baidu search-ranking dispute
The Haidian District Court ruled at first instance that Shenzhen I Love Network Technology Co. must publish a statement to eliminate the impact and pay Baidu economic losses of RMB 2 million plus RMB 50,000 in reasonable expenses. The court found the conduct constituted unfair competition.
2022
Court rules against I Love Network in Baidu search-manipulation case
A Beijing Haidian court ruled at first instance that I Love Network must publish a notice to eliminate the impact and pay 2 million yuan in economic losses plus 50,000 yuan in reasonable expenses in a case brought by Baidu. The court found that the site helped users generate fake clicks and interfere with Baidu search rankings.
2021
Baidu releases Apollo 7.0
Baidu released Apollo 7.0, an updated autonomous-driving open platform, and showcased its Apollo X auto-robot ecosystem layout at the Baidu Create 2021 conference.
2021
Baidu cuts staff in its live-streaming business
Baidu cut some staff in its live-streaming business. A former employee told the outlet that the layoffs affected about 20% of the live-streaming team.
2021
Baidu unveils Xirang metaverse app
Baidu officially unveiled Xirang, a metaverse app, at its annual AI developer conference. The conference was available to attend through the app.
2021
Baidu vice president Cao Xiaodong set to leave
The article reports that Baidu vice president Cao Xiaodong was set to leave the company; it does not state that his departure had already occurred.
2021
Baidu announces layoffs in its Mobile Ecosystem Group
Baidu announced layoffs in its Mobile Ecosystem Group (MEG) at an all-hands meeting on December 22, 2021. The article reports employee accounts that the cuts were extensive, including nearly all of the game department's more than 300 staff and 90% of the live-streaming business, while a Baidu source described the cuts as small-scale.
2021
Baidu-affiliated fund invests in Qiangua Technology
A Baidu-affiliated investment fund became a shareholder of Beijing Qiangua Technology, according to the company registration changes reported by Tianyancha. The company's registered capital increased from about 1.1918 million to 1.2271 million yuan.
2021
Baidu announces the Superconductor Plan
Baidu announced the Superconductor Plan with several leading mobile phone manufacturers to enable Baidu Smart Mini Programs to run cross-platform in the phones’ built-in browsers.
2021
Baidu Flow launches Intelligent Work Platform 2.0
At an event held in Beijing on December 10, Baidu announced an upgrade of Flow and launched Intelligent Work Platform 2.0.
2021
Pengcheng Laboratory and Baidu establish joint NLP laboratory
At the event, Pengcheng Laboratory and Baidu established the Pengcheng-Baidu Natural Language Processing Joint Laboratory to collaborate on frontier research and innovative applications in natural language processing.