Baidu plans to expand its robotaxis to Europe with Lyft deal
Baidu The US will bring driverless taxis to Europe next year through partnership with Ridehailing company. LyftChinese technology giant globally trying to expand autonomous vehicles.
Robotaxis said that in the United Kingdom and Germany, in the following years “in the following years” will be deployed in order to have “thousands of” vehicles in Europe.
Lyft, Ireland, England, Germany and France, including more than 150 cities in nine countries, including German -based Ride Hauiling Company Freenow in Europe until the last week of Europe experienced very little presence in Europe.
Monday said in a statement, the deployment of autonomous cars “regulatory approval,” he said. It is unclear whether Lyft will present Baidu’s Robotaxis through the Freenow application or another product.
The partnership points to a constant pressure from Baidu to expand its robotax to international markets.
Last month, Baidu partnership with Uber to distribute autonomous cars to the Middle East and Asia to the platform outside the US and Chinese mainland.
In China, Baidu has been running its own Robotaxi service in major cities like Beijing since 2021 and allows users to greet Apollo’s car from the application.
For LYFT, the agreement with Baidu can add a differentiation point in Europe and can pit against competitors such as Uber and Bolt, as it appears to gain a basis in the region.
Autonomous vehicles have become a big focus for driving greeting companies who want to be a partner with companies that develop technology for driverless cars.
In the UK, a market targeted by LYFT, Uber has established a partnership with self -driven automobile technology company to start completely autonomous driving attempts, starting from the spring of 2026 this year.
