Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft
Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft

Baidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once — Uber and Freenow by Lyft.
The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-han…

Lyft and Baidu enter London’s robotaxi battleground as testing begins

Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be available on Freenow, the mobility network that Lyft acquired in 2025.

China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu emerging as partners

Apple Intelligence has secured regulatory clearance in China, opening a launch path for locally adapted AI features powered partly by Alibaba’s Qwen and Baidu technology.

Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo
Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo

Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deploying driverless vehicles into Europ…

Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military

The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why

‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

Passengers in Baidu’s robotaxis were trapped for up to two hours.

Apple Intelligence shows up in China early, then gets shut down fast

Apple Intelligence briefly appeared on iPhones in China before vanishing, revealing how close Apple is on software and how far it still has to go with regulatory approval.

The AI Race is so hot that chatbot users are getting paid in real cash, iPhones, and TVs

Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu are handing out billions in cash and prizes to attract chatbot users, highlighting how fierce China’s AI race has become in 2026.
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Uber and Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in London next year, joining Waymo

The geographic expansions continue for the ride-hailing companies’ robotaxi plans.