Baidu Apollo Unveils World Model Apollo World for the First Time

On November 3, at Baidu AI Day·Apollo special event held in Shenzhen, Baidu Apollo unveiled for the first time Apollo World, an agent-driven omni-modal world model for physical AI, and proposed a "2+3" evaluation framework for world models. The "2" refers to foundational thresholds, encompassing two dimensions: causality and interactivity. The "3" refers to advanced indicators, including three增益 attributes: physical accuracy, persistence, and real-time performance. Currently, the model has been applied to the global testing and validation of Apollo Go. The virtual road-test mileage completed by Apollo World in a single day is equivalent to approximately three years of continuous testing by a real road-test vehicle equipped with a safety driver. Apollo Go has established operations in 28 cities worldwide, completing over 23 million ride-hailing services cumulatively, with total autonomous driving mileage exceeding 350 million kilometers, of which fully driverless mileage surpasses 240 million kilometers. It has also conducted driverless practices in both left-hand and right-hand drive markets. The technology stack of Apollo World can be extended to physical AI scenarios such as robotics.