China
Robotaxis in Chongqing
Driverless, paid1 operator: Apollo Go (Baidu)
Chongqing, China has driverless, paid robotaxi service.
techcrunch.com· Aug 2022medium
Service
Who Runs Robotaxis Here
- Apollo Go (Baidu)Driverless, paidLidar
- Book viaOwn app
Five fee-charging fully driverless cars launched in Yongchuan district in Aug 2022; no newer source confirms the current service.
techcrunch.com· Aug 2022low
Fares
Known Fares and Figures
No published fares yet for this market. Operators do not publish city-level prices.
Rules
Regulation
3of 5
Gated commercialModelled: our estimate, low confidence
Driverless paid service under case-by-case permits
Not in the research rubric. Level inferred from Apollo Go's fully driverless paid permit in Yongchuan district (Aug 2022).
- -5Regulator freeze in the last 12 months
Jurisdiction CN-CQ · outlook stabletechcrunch.com· Aug 2022lowmodelled
Tracker
Recent Events
- Permit
China suspends new robotaxi permits nationwide after the Wuhan outage
The freeze lasted from April to July 2026.
cnevpost.com· Apr 2026medium