# Baidu says embodied AI is at autonomous driving's 2016 stage

> Original title: The most valuable AI products come from mastering and optimizing all four layers of the AI stack. Our capabilities across those layers co...

- Source: Baidu Inc.
- Published: 2026-11-12T09:36:46.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/wxj8ih1phg4r7ciecrtb8va8f
- Original: https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/2120813040526647466

## Summary

Baidu says the most valuable AI products master all four layers of the AI stack, with autonomous driving showing that most clearly. The company says today's embodied AI is roughly where autonomous driving stood around 2016, and it is bullish on the road ahead for Apollo Go.

## Post

The most valuable AI products come from mastering and optimizing all four layers of the AI stack. Our capabilities across those layers come together most clearly in autonomous driving.

Today's embodied AI is roughly where autonomous driving was around 2016. As the broader landscape evolves, it continues to play an essential role, and we're bullish about the road ahead for Apollo Go.

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