Software & platforms · China

Baidu

Its Apollo platform and Apollo Go robotaxi service run driverless rides in Wuhan and other Chinese cities and are expanding abroad.

Headquarters
Beijing, China · East Asia
Value chain
Software & platforms(Products); also Operations & infrastructure
What that means
Makes software products: models, platforms, applications and security software, sold or licensed.
Founded
2000
Staff
35,900 (2024)
Ownership
Listed
Listing
Nasdaq:BIDU on Google Finance
Website
yiyan.baidu.com
Relevance
Very high at its strongest, in Autonomous Systems & Trusted Autonomy

In 4 capabilities

Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.

  1. Robotics & Autonomous Systems · Operation · listed #3 of 50

    Its Apollo platform and Apollo Go robotaxi service run driverless rides in Wuhan and other Chinese cities and are expanding abroad.

    Relevance: Apollo Go is a leading large-scale driverless robotaxi service

    Source · en.wikipedia.org

  2. Artificial Intelligence · Software & services · listed #15 of 50

    Its ERNIE models and AI Cloud Qianfan platform serve Chinese enterprises, and it runs the Apollo autonomous-driving applications.

    Relevance: ERNIE and Qianfan serve Chinese enterprises; domestic focus.

    Source · en.wikipedia.org

  3. Artificial Intelligence · Research · listed #16 of 50

    Develops the ERNIE foundation models and the PaddlePaddle deep-learning framework, and operates Kunlun AI chips.

    Relevance: ERNIE and PaddlePaddle; important in China, limited global influence.

    Source · en.wikipedia.org

  4. Artificial Intelligence · Research · listed #21 of 50

    Its security unit maintains the AdvBox adversarial toolkit and LLM content-safety systems for the ERNIE models.

    Relevance: AdvBox and content safety; mostly domestic relevance.

    Source · github.com