Baidu's Apollo Go wins Swiss Level 4 robotaxi permit

Baidu said on June 12 that AmiGo - its on-demand autonomous mobility service run with Swiss Post's PostBus - received a special permit from Switzerland's Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) for Level 4 driverless operations in Eastern Switzerland, marking Apollo Go's first European regulatory approval of its kind. Open-road trials began June 1 across roughly 80 square kilometers in the cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and Appenzell Innerrhoden, with regular fully driverless service targeted for early 2027 in what the partners call Europe's largest planned automated public-transport operation. The expansion adds to Apollo Go's roughly 3.2 million driverless rides in Q1 2026 and more than 22 million cumulative rides across over 27 cities.