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Apollo Go: Paid robotaxi rides in Jinqiao, Pudong, run with Dazhong Transportation (大众交通) under Shanghai's demonstration-operation licences of July 26, 2025. A Jiefang Daily reporter paid about ¥28 for a 7.8 km trip, roughly a taxi fare, and Baidu ran five Apollo Go cars in Jinqiao in September 2025. The licence terms require a trained safety officer aboard while the driver's seat is empty. The same licences cover Huamu and the Expo area, but no Apollo Go service there was reported.

Pony.ai: Fully driverless commercial service in Pudong New Area since August 1, 2025, operated with Jin Jiang Transport: Jinqiao and Huamu at launch, extended to Century Park and the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in September 2025. At launch the service ran weekdays 7:30 am to 9:30 pm.

DiDi Autonomous Driving: Public autonomous ride-hailing pilot on open test roads in Jiading since June 27, 2020: riders apply in the DiDi app and, once approved, hail free rides on routes past the auto exhibition centre, offices, metro stations and hotels, with a safety operator onboard and a remote safety centre. By 2023 the DiDi app offered mixed autonomous and human dispatch in designated Shanghai areas; 2025 reports say test rides still carry a safety operator. DiDi holds one of Shanghai's first national demonstration-application licences.

WeRide: WeRide holds a Level 4 robotaxi permit for Pudong New Area, granted July 26, 2025 at WAIC with Chery Group and Jinjiang Taxi, and during WAIC 2025 the partners ran a shuttle service in Chery-built CER robotaxis linking the Shanghai World Expo Center, Jinqiao and Huamu, Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Disney Resort, booked in the Jinjiang Smart Mobility WeChat mini-program. WeRide's own service directory lists Shanghai as 'coming soon', with no public service.

Momenta: Momenta holds a driverless operation licence for Pudong and plans a robotaxi fleet there with SAIC Mobility (享道出行), with its first production robotaxi model deploying from the fourth quarter of 2026. Testing is under way; no public rides yet.

Cao Cao Mobility: Cao Cao and Dazhong Transportation signed a strategic agreement on August 5, 2026 to explore scaled robotaxi operation in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. No cars or launch date reported.

AutoX: AutoX (Shanghai Guodong Technology) was one of four companies licensed on July 4, 2024 for Shanghai's first fully driverless passenger demonstration applications, running five driverless cars in Jinqiao, Pudong, with free rides booked in the AutoX app. Its earlier Jiading operations date to 2020. AutoX has since shut down all of its China operations.

Latest updates

• Jul 21, 2026 Momenta gets a Shenzhen robotaxi road-testing permit Momenta Officially verified

7 older updates are in the archive for members

Questions

Can I ride today?

Apollo Go, Pony.ai and DiDi Autonomous Driving: Yes. Anyone can ride.

WeRide, Momenta, Cao Cao Mobility and AutoX: No public rides. No passenger service is available to the public here.

How do I book?

Apollo Go: Apollo Go app.

Pony.ai: PonyPilot+ app.

DiDi Autonomous Driving: DiDi app.

WeRide, Momenta, Cao Cao Mobility and AutoX: No public booking channel listed.

Is anyone in the driver’s seat?

Apollo Go and DiDi Autonomous Driving: A safety supervisor rides along.

Pony.ai: Rides run without a safety supervisor on board.

WeRide, Momenta, Cao Cao Mobility and AutoX: AVwhere has not confirmed this.

Sources and limitations

• Apollo Go · shobserver.cn · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from Baidu results releases, partner and regulator statements and trade coverage; not yet in the coverage sheet. The newest Shanghai-specific report is from September 2025, so the fleet and area may have changed. Sources do not say which app books the Dazhong-run cars.
• Pony.ai · sec.gov · Last verified Oct 12, 2026Added from Pony.ai announcements and filings; not yet in the coverage sheet. Launch hours were weekday-only; current hours not re-verified.
• DiDi Autonomous Driving · ithome.com · Service area: tmtpost.com · Last verified Oct 12, 2026Added from press coverage and regulator statements; not in the coverage sheet. Supervised pilot; no fully driverless public service reported in Shanghai as of October 2026.
• WeRide · autonews.gasgoo.com · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from WeRide announcements, filings and partner sources; not yet in the coverage sheet. Shown as Testing: WeRide holds a Pudong permit and has run cars there, but lists no public service in Shanghai now.
• Momenta · finance.sina.com.cn · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from Momenta results coverage; not yet in the coverage sheet. Test areas not published. Re-check in the fourth quarter for the launch with SAIC Mobility.
• Cao Cao Mobility · timeline.sohu.com · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from Chinese press; not yet in the coverage sheet. A partner agreement only.
• AutoX · theverge.com · Service area: ithome.com · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from press coverage and regulator statements; not in the coverage sheet. Kept as a discontinued listing for the record; there is no service.

Nearby

• Suzhou WeRide, Cao Cao Mobility and 2 more · 1 open to the public
• Wuxi WeRide and Momenta · 1 open to the public
• Deqing WeRide · open to the public
• Hangzhou Cao Cao Mobility, Pony.ai and DiDi Autonomous Driving · 1 open to the public
• Nanjing Apollo Go and T3 Mobility · all open to the public