ShenzhenBaidu says each model iteration needs over 700,000km of road testing.

Baidu’s Apollo World simulates whole trips in which traffic reacts to the car.

Simulated camera and lidar feeds return to the AI driver while pedestrians and cars react to its actions.

Apollo Go is testing or expanding in 5 more markets against Waymo, WeRide and Pony.ai.

How each outlet framed it
TechNode
defines a world model by causality and interactivity, quotes the 'examiner of safety' framing, cites 700,000 km of road testing per iteration

Sources: TechNode