[Baidu to Disclose World Model Development Progress, Possibly for Autonomous Driving] According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Baidu plans to disclose the development progress and achievements of its world model soon. The world model primarily models and predicts the physical environment. If used for autonomous driving, this model can improve prediction and decision-making capabilities in complex scenarios, providing support for the large-scale deployment of driverless cars. Baidu's subsidiary, Carrot Express, has already covered 28 cities globally, accumulating a considerable amount of real-world road data. Baidu is also expanding into the field of embodied intelligence, serving over 50 companies including the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Zhiyuan, Xinghai Map, and Unitree Robotics. The specific uses of the model and its relationship with Carrot Express are unclear; Baidu declined to comment.