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Uber Teams Up With China’s Baidu on Global Robotaxi Rollout
The driver's seat and controls of a Baidu Apollo Go self-driving vehicle in Wuhan, China.
Photographer: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty ImagesUber Technologies Inc. and Baidu Inc. plan to launch robotaxis on the ride-sharing platform in several markets outside of the US and mainland China through a multiyear partnership.
Baidu’s autonomous vehicles will be available on the Uber app in Asia and the Middle East later this year, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Thousands of vehicles will be deployed as part of the partnership, the companies said. Future rollouts will also include Europe and Oceania, an Uber spokesperson said.