Uber, Lyft Team With Baidu For Robotaxi Tests in U.K.

Baidu is teaming with ride-hailing platforms Uber Technologies and Lyft to begin trials for its self-driving vehicles in the U.K., as the race to introduce robotaxis intensifies.

- By Kimberley Kao

Uber said on Monday that it would begin a pilot program in London with Baidu’s robotaxi unit, Apollo Go, in the first half of 2026, under the U.K’s plan to start trials for self-driving vehicles.