Dec. 22 at 1:36 PM
Uber Technologies and Lyft are partnering with China’s Baidu to test self-driving taxis in the U.K. next year, marking another step toward the global commercialization of robotaxi services. Lyft plans to deploy Baidu’s autonomous vehicles on its platform in both Germany and the U.K., pending regulatory approval.
Both Uber and Lyft have exited in-house autonomous vehicle development, choosing strategic partnerships to speed adoption. The deal aligns with a broader global expansion of robotaxis, following plans by Alphabet’s Waymo to test in London and existing deployments by Baidu and WeRide in the Middle East and Switzerland.
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