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Baidu Apollo RT6: Price, Availability & Status (2026)

By Baidu

Robotaxi (av)
Form factor
verified
Fully driverless
Autonomy
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Commercial (China)
State (Apollo Go)
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~$28,600 build
Per-unit (not consumer price)
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Baidu
Maker
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No consumer price
Pricing
absence
verifiedstatedclaimedabsence
The RT6 is a Chinese commercial-at-scale anchor of the robotaxi cluster, alongside Pony AI and WeRide: the volume-and-cost story (purpose-built, self-manufactured, sub-$30K build) that contrasts with the US operators.
It is genuinely commercial and self-manufactured: Baidu builds the RT6 itself (no third-party automaker) at roughly $28,600 per vehicle and runs it in Apollo Go's fully-driverless ride-hailing.

Price

$37,000stated

manufacturer target · Baidu World 2022 — Robin Li discloses Apollo RT6 vehicle cost target: 250,000 CNY (~$37,000 USD); half the cost of RT5 ↗ · announced 2022-07-21

There is no consumer price. The Apollo RT6 is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers, so DEPLOY records zero price points.

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Availability

Internal use only

This is a robotaxi service vehicle, not a consumer product. Baidu manufactures the RT6 itself (no third-party automaker) and runs it in Apollo Go's fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing across Chinese cities and some international markets.

Real-world status

Baidu's Apollo RT6 is the company's sixth-generation autonomous robotaxi: a purpose-built battery-electric vehicle (a cross between an SUV and a minivan, with a detachable steering wheel) on Baidu's Apollo Galaxy / Xinghe self-driving platform, powering the Apollo Go fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing service. It is one of the Chinese commercial-at-scale anchors of DEPLOY's robotaxi cluster. Baidu manufactures it without relying on a third-party automaker at roughly 204,600 RMB (about $28,600) per vehicle, about half the cost of the prior generation. The verified-vs-claimed point: that figure is a verified per-vehicle build cost from Baidu's disclosures, not a consumer price: you ride an Apollo Go robotaxi, you do not buy an RT6.

Verified-vs-claimed: the ~$28,600 figure is a per-vehicle manufacturing cost from Baidu's disclosures, not a consumer price. You ride an Apollo Go robotaxi; the RT6 is not sold to consumers.
There is no consumer price. The RT6 is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers, so DEPLOY records zero price points.
Chinese commercial robotaxis: Apollo vs Pony vs WeRideBaidu Apollo RT6Pony AI Gen-7WeRide GXR
State
Commercial (Apollo Go)
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Commercial (Nov 2025)
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Commercial + Middle East
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Maker structure
Baidu self-manufactures
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BAIC + GAC partners
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Geely Farizon platform
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Verification
Baidu SEC 6-K
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NASDAQ: PONY
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NASDAQ: WRD
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Pricing
No consumer price
absence
No consumer price
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No consumer price
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Sources: DEPLOY registry, Baidu (SEC 6-K), Apollo Go (official)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy a Baidu Apollo RT6?

Noabsence. The RT6 is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers; there is no consumer price.

How much does the Apollo RT6 cost?

Baidu reports a per-vehicle build cost of roughly 204,600 RMB (about $28,600)verified, about half the prior generation. That is a manufacturing cost, not a consumer price.

Is the Apollo RT6 commercial?

Yesverified. It powers Apollo Go's fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing across Chinese cities and some international markets.

Compare this price to cohort

Pony AI Gen-7No consumer priceabsenceCommercial (Pony AI, China)WeRide GXRNo consumer priceabsenceCommercial (WeRide, China)Didi RobotaxiNo consumer priceabsenceCommercial early (Didi, private)Waymo Driver (6th-gen)No consumer priceabsenceVerified-commercial (US)

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How DEPLOY verifies this

Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.

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Last updated 2026-07-04.

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