Tuesday, July 28, 2026

US Lyft and Chinese Baidu enter London's robotaxi battleground

Good news! Competition is good, more competition is better!

Where is Waymo? "Waymo robotaxis are currently testing on public roads in London, but they are not yet open for commercial public rides." (Google Search)

Do I still need to own my car?

"Chinese tech giant Baidu has started testing autonomous vehicles in London as part of its partnership with Lyft and Freenow, the German taxi and multi-mobility app that Lyft now owns. Baidu is the latest in a string of companies to test self-driving technology in the U.K. ahead of commercial robotaxi deployments. ..."

Lyft and Baidu enter London's robotaxi battleground as testing begins | TechCrunch

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