Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) announced that its Apollo Go autonomous vehicles are now available to riders through the Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) app in Dubai, with New Horizon Luxury Transport serving as the fleet operator.

The service is initially available in select areas of Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah. Riders can be matched with a fully driverless Apollo Go vehicle when booking Uber Comfort or UberX, or by selecting the "Autonomous" option in the Uber app.

The launch represents the first deployment under a multi-year strategic partnership between Baidu and Uber, first announced in July 2025, which aims to bring thousands of Apollo Go autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform across multiple global markets.

Dubai is also the first city where Apollo Go operates through both its own app and a third-party platform. Apollo Go began offering commercial fully driverless rides through its own app in the city in March 2026, following receipt of Dubai's first driverless testing permit for fully autonomous vehicles without a safety driver in January 2026.

"Dubai is the first city where we've successfully established a dual model, offering both self-operated and partner-based autonomous ride-hailing services internationally," said Nan Yang, Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Overseas Business Unit, Intelligent Driving Group.

Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous at Uber, said the Dubai launch marks "the first time our multi-partner vision comes to life on public roads."

According to the company, Apollo Go has operated across 28 cities globally and its fleets have accumulated over 350 million autonomous kilometers, including over 240 million fully driverless kilometers. As of the end of June, its fully driverless vehicles recorded an average of approximately one airbag deployment every 14.4 million kilometers.