{"slug": "baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards", "title": "Baidu’s new AI simulator gives robotaxis a crash course in rare road hazards", "summary": "Baidu has developed a new AI-driven simulator to train its Apollo robotaxis on rare, high-stakes road hazards such as cyclists running red lights and animals darting into traffic, as the Chinese tech giant seeks an edge in the self-driving taxi market. The system, called Apollo, is designed to expose the robotaxis to scenarios that challenge even experienced human drivers.", "body_md": "For autonomous vehicles, the hardest lessons to learn are the ones that can test the skills of even the most experienced human drivers: an errant cyclist darting through a red light, or an animal bolting into oncoming traffic from behind a corner.\nThe Chinese tech giant Baidu has developed a new AI-driven simulator to prepare its Apollo robotaxis for just such rare but high-stakes road hazards, as the firm looks to gain an edge in the fast-growing self-driving taxi market.\nThe system, Apollo...", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3373173/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-crash-course-rare-road-hazards", "published_at": "2026-11-04 01:30:05+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-04 01:51:31.518954+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Baidu", "Apollo"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/baidus-new-ai-simulator-gives-robotaxis-a-crash-course-in-rare-road-hazards.jsonld"}}