HKIA landside autonomous bus

A 16-passenger self-driving bus for a short, roughly three-minute link at Hong Kong airport, with King Long building the vehicles and Baidu supplying the driving system. The system targets 500 passengers per hour each way at first, rising to 2,000.

Price: —airport transport system contract; vehicle price not published
Autonomy: SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless: Not yetSafety driver on board
Fleet: —Not published
Speed: —Not published
Range: —Not published

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Why it matters

Planned as Hong Kong's first autonomous mass transport system carrying the public on landside roads (AAHK tender, June 2024).

Real-world use

Planned to link the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge with the airport (SKYCITY / Terminal 2) from 2026; no launch confirmation was found as of October 2026.

Timeline

First shown: 2024-06-27
Released: Not yet

AAHK tender award announcement

Maker

Xiamen King Long with Baidu, operated by KC Smart Mobility and Prime Motors JVCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status: Safety driver on board
Where it runs: Planned: HZMB Hong Kong Port to SKYCITY / Terminal 2, Hong Kong airport

Public attention

How much public attention HKIA landside autonomous bus gets, from open data.

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement: Wheeled base
How it runs: Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

From the maker

HKIA landside autonomous bus is the only vehicle from Xiamen King Long (vehicle) with Baidu (system), operated by KC Smart Mobility and Prime Motors JV in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price: Not publishedairport transport system contract; vehicle price not published
How to get one: No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

ACI Asia-Pacific Airport Authority awards tender for Hong Kong's first autonomous mass transportation system International Airport Review Hong Kong airport leads world with autonomous vehicle fleet Time Out Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport will launch a driverless bus service this year

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