Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- China's Baidu has launched Apollo World, an artificial intelligence system designed to simulate road conditions and train autonomous vehicles. The technology aims to help robotaxis navigate different driving environments while reducing development costs. Baidu introduced the system on Tuesday as companies compete to advance self-driving technology. It is also designed to predict how real-world road environments change over time.

Apollo World can generate up to 100,000 kilometres of simulated driving each day, according to Baidu. This equals roughly three years of real-world testing for an autonomous vehicle equipped with a safety driver. The system produces real-time data streams from cameras and lidar sensors. These ...