Baidu may ditch multi-sensor fusion approach soon to embrace pure vision AV technology, after seeing what Tesla has been doing for years, signaling the beginning of the end of LiDAR application for its Apollo robotaxi fleet. Here is the translation: Robin Li (Baidu CEO): Apollo Robotaxi’s Only Chance Lies in Rapidly Shifting to a Pure Vision Approach At Baidu’s recent quarterly executive meeting, Robin Li delivered an internal speech focused on “reflective thinking,” where he reviewed the company’s business wins and losses. He also challenged many of Baidu’s previous viewpoints — including its stance on Robotaxi. One key takeaway was that Robotaxi must pivot its technical strategy and move decisively toward a pure vision approach. In the past, like other players such as Waymo, Robotaxi had been a firm proponent of lidar + vision, relying on a multi-sensor fusion system.