Uber and Lyft will begin testing Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis in London in 2026, becoming a member of Waymo and native startup Wayve as corporations that may have autonomous autos within the metropolis subsequent 12 months.
Lyft CEO David Risher stated in a put up on X and LinkedIn that Lyft will begin testing as soon as it receives native regulatory approval. His firm “plans to scale to lots of” of Baidu’s electrical RT6 SUVs from there, although he didn’t lay out a timeline for industrial launch.
Uber introduced it plans to check the autos there subsequent 12 months as a part of its personal take care of Baidu, which the businesses introduced in July. The corporate stated it expects to start out testing within the first half of 2026.
The dual London rollouts are the most recent in a collection of robotaxi tie-ups which have seen Uber and Lyft strike offers with Baidu, Waymo, and plenty of others as a way to arise operations in cities all over the world.
