Baidu's driverless taxis carry paying riders in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim with no one at the wheel.
Apollo Go and WeRide robotaxis in Umm Suqeim
AED 5a ride in the Apollo Go app
3riders per car
No driveron board
2 areasJumeirah and Umm Suqeim
Chinamade by Baidu
27cities worldwide
How to ride
Get the Apollo Go app, or open Uber and pick Autonomous. UberX and Uber Comfort can also match you to one.
In the Apollo Go app, pick a pickup point. Cars stop only at set bus stations inside the zone.
The car waits about a minute. Unlock it by typing the last four digits of your phone number on the panel outside.
Up to three people can ride. A button in the car calls 999 in an emergency.
Who runs it
Baidu supplies the cars and the software. Dubai Taxi Company runs the service in the Apollo Go app; New Horizon runs the cars you book on Uber. Baidu's first operations centre outside China opened at Dubai Science Park in Jan 2026.
Where it runs
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Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim, the area where anyone can book a driverless taxi in Dubai.
The car
The Apollo Go RT6 is Baidu's sixth robotaxi, all electric and built to drive without a driver. It carries more than 30 sensors.
ModelApollo Go RT6
Made inChina (Baidu)
RidersUp to 3
Book withApollo Go app or Uber
FareAED 5 a ride (app)
Size4.77 m long, 1.72 m high
On boardNo driver
How to spot itA compact, boxy crossover with a grey body, black roof and pillars, a low sensor housing on the roof, sliding rear doors and "Dubai Future Ride" on the front door.
Facts and sources
ParentBaidu, Inc. Head office: Baidu Campus, No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China
ListingNasdaq: BIDU (ADSs since 2005). Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 9888 (since 2021)
Dubai service 1: Apollo Go app with Dubai Taxi CompanyApollo Go app (iOS and Android). Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim. Pickup and drop-off only at set bus stations in the zone; car waits about 1 minute; up to 3 riders; unlock by typing the last 4 digits of your phone on the outside panel
Dubai service 2: UberUberX or Uber Comfort may match you; the 'Autonomous' option raises the chance. Select locations in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah. Fleet company: New Horizon Luxury Transport
Dubai zones (Baidu filing)'Apollo Go's fully driverless operations are running across multiple zones in Dubai, with the Apollo Go App launched in March'
Dubai faresFree at launch (Mar 2026). AED 5 per ride from Jul 2026, called a promotional fare. The DTC page still reads 'Service is free of charge until further notice' and says standard commercial taxi fares will apply after the promotion
Dubai hoursNot published
Safety person on board (Dubai)DTC says 'fully driverless mode'. Khaleej Times says 'sometimes a safety specialist may be present'
Dubai operations centreApollo Go Park at Dubai Science Park, about 2,000 sq m, Baidu's first operations centre outside China, opened Jan 2026
Dubai permitsFirst robotaxi trial permit in Dubai (Jul 2025) and Dubai's first fully driverless test permit (Jan 2026)
Dubai trial fleet (2025)50 RT6 cars in open-road testing since Aug 2025, with safety drivers and no riders
Dubai fleet plansRTA MoU: start with 50 cars, grow to 1,000 in three years (Apr 2025). DTC: 50 in year one, then more than 1,000 'over next few years' (Apr 2026). DTC page: 'dozens of vehicles initially', 'more than 1,000 driverless vehicles by 2030'
Dubai fleet countNot published per operator. RTA total for all Dubai robotaxis: 144 vehicles, 48 active
Dubai local partnersDubai Taxi Company PJSC (Apollo Go app; Bolt 'as the roll out scales up', not live by Oct 2026). New Horizon Luxury Transport (Uber fleet)
Abu Dhabi serviceWith AutoGo (K2) on Yas Island, AutoGo app. One of Abu Dhabi's first two fully driverless commercial permits (Nov 2025). See autogo-k2
Abu Dhabi fleet planScale the fully driverless fleet to hundreds of cars in Abu Dhabi (contract with AutoGo, Nov 2025)
CarApollo Go RT6, Baidu's sixth-generation robotaxi. Uber says more than 30 sensors; Dubai Media Office says more than 40
Global footprint27 cities as of May 2026
Uber partnershipMulti-year strategic partnership with Uber (Jul 2025) to put thousands of Apollo Go cars on Uber, starting in Asia and the Middle East. Dubai was the first market where it went live
