Uber and Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in London next year, joining Waymo

Uber and Lyft volition commencement investigating Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis successful London successful 2026, joining Waymo and section startup Wayve arsenic companies that volition person autonomous vehicles successful the metropolis adjacent year.

Lyft CEO David Risher said successful a station connected X and LinkedIn that Lyft volition commencement investigating erstwhile it receives section regulatory approval. His institution “plans to standard to hundreds” of Baidu’s electrical RT6 SUVs from there, though helium did not laic retired a timeline for commercialized launch.

Uber announced it plans to trial the vehicles determination adjacent twelvemonth arsenic portion of its ain woody with Baidu, which the companies announced successful July. The institution said it expects to commencement investigating successful the first fractional of 2026.

The duplicate London rollouts are the latest successful a bid of robotaxi tie-ups that person seen Uber and Lyft onslaught deals with Baidu, Waymo, and galore others successful bid to basal up operations successful cities astir the world.