Baidu Inc. will showcase its leading-edge AI technologies, products and a vibrant partner ecosystem built around the company’s open and comprehensive AI platforms at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas.
Leading off Baidu’s array of activities at CES 2018 is the Baidu World launch event on Jan 8 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas, where Qi Lu, Baidu’s Vice Chairman, Group President and COO, and various senior Baidu executives and industry partners will take the stage to announce the latest and the most advanced versions of the Apollo open autonomous driving platform and the DuerOS open conversational AI platform.
Apollo provides a comprehensive, secure, and reliable all-in-one solution that supports all major features and functions of an autonomous vehicle. Apollo 2.0, the latest version, will enable cars to drive autonomously on simple urban roads.
In collaboration with its partner, Baidu is also set to launch a brand-new AI hardware powered by DuerOS, China’s leading conversational AI platform that is enabling a rapidly-growing community of third party hardware from more than 130 partners. Raven H, a groundbreaking smart speaker with its bold design and leading technology, will also make its US debut at CES 2018, following its initial launch at the Baidu World conference in Beijing in November.