Baidu Reveals Close-To-Production Concept For Jidu Robo-01 EV

China's Baidu has been compared to Google due to many similarities between the two companies, and just like its American counterpart, Baidu has automotive ambitions as well.

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Baidu intends to build and sell cars, though not under its own name, but under a new brand specially created for the purpose, unlike Google, which funds the autonomous ride hailing service Waymo.

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We got a glimpse of Jidu's style and philosophy when it was announced a few months ago, but now we get to see its first production vehicle, the Robo-01. In essence,

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This is the vehicle that will go into production in 2023, since Jidu claims it is 90 percent representative of the finished product.

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The company refers to its first vehicle as a "robocar," hinting that it can operate without drivers - it is also "trainable" so it can improve through use by utilizing

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Another proprietary solution, a neural JET (Jidu Evolving Technology). When the vehicle interacts with its occupants, it will also be able to express emotions.

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In terms of the way it looks, the Robo-01 is quite futuristic, but it’s not especially strange looking, straddling the line between crossovers and hatchbacks for body style.

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The vehicle they showed had no B-pillar, and we presume that this along with regular not rear-hinged doors will be the among the changes made for production.

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