Uber said it's teaming up with Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicle service to take part in a pilot program for self-driving taxi services that the British government is planning for next year.Lyft is also partnering with Baidu for the robotaxi trials using Apollo Go RT6 vehicles that are "purpose-built for rideshare," CEO David Risher said in a post on X.Popular ReadsEpstein files so far don't support allegations of previously unknown accomplicesDec 19, 11:58 PM3 police officers shot 'without warning' while responding to domestic callDec 20, 6:40 AMRob Reiner's son arrested for murder in stabbing death of famed director, wifeDec 15, 6:39 PMBritain is emerging as a frontline for the global rollout of self-driving taxi services after the government decided over the summer to speed up its pilot program by moving the start date up by a year.
Baidu is racing against rivals including Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, which said in October it plans to take part in the U.K.trials as part of its global expansion.Wayve, a U.K.
homegrown startup that's developing its own artificial intelligence technology for self-driving cars, has also teamed up with Uber to bring robotaxi service to the British capital.
