Autonomous Driving Concept Stocks Watch | BIDU-SW(09888.HK) Traded Strongly in Morning Session; Apollo Go Ranks First Globally in Overall Robotaxi Competitiveness Ranking

NewTimeSpace News: On 8 July 2026,BIDU-SW(09888.HK) strengthened in morning trading. As of 11:35, its intraday price stood at HK$116.6, representing a gain of 5.42%.

In related news, the United Nations global technical regulations for autonomous driving systems, jointly led by China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan, were officially approved and issued following a vote by all contracting parties. Overseas research institute AutnmyAI unveiled its global Robotaxi comprehensive strength ranking, where Baidu Apollo Go secured the first place in overall score, followed by Waymo in second position.

Huatai Securities reiterated investment opportunities in L4 commercial vehicles, noting that unmanned mining trucks for mining areas are among the fastest-commercialized tracks. E-Controls Intelligent Driving, a leading player in L4 mining vehicles, has passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange hearing. Six of its unmanned mining trucks have been deployed to production lines at Australian mines, opening up opportunities for replication in high-standard overseas mining sites.

BIDU-SW (09888.HK) Focuses on the R&D of L4 autonomous driving algorithms and the commercialization of unmanned Robotaxis. Leveraged by the ERNIE foundational model and optimized by the Qianfan compute base, its "Apollo Go" autonomous ride-hailing service has achieved large-scale, normalized commercial operations across multiple core cities in China, with cumulative autonomous test mileage exceeding hundreds of millions of kilometers. Through high-frequency, high-confidence real-world road test data cleansing, the company continues to solidify the most robust data asset and algorithmic moat within the HKEX autonomous driving sector.

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