Baidu strikes deal to bring his driverless cars to Uber worldwide

Baidu has hit a partnership with Above To use its autonomous cars on the platform of the huge giant outside the USA and the Chinese mainland.

The first missions are expected to take place in Asia and in the Middle East later this year. The two companies said that the multi-year partnership “thousands” by Baidus Apollo GO vehicles on Uber worldwide would record.

According to the news, the Baidu stocks rose by 4.5% in the United States, while the Uber share was more than 1% higher.

For Baidu, the move will help internationalize its driverless car business outside of China. Uber will now win a proven partner to take over autonomous driving rivals around the world.

After the start, a driver who demands a trip to Uber can be given the opportunity to welcome a driverless Apollo Go Car, said the two companies.

In China, Baidu has been running its own robotaxi service in big cities such as Beijing since 2021 and had the users luring an Apollo Go Car through the app.

However, the company in Beijing headquarters has declared its ambitions to expand its business to other international markets. This year Baidu announced plans to start autonomous driving tests and services in Dubai, while CNBC reported that the company also wanted to expand to Europe.

Through the partnership with Uber, Baidu found a company with a widespread app and worked in 15,000 cities worldwide. In the meantime, Uber tried to work with driverless technology companies after selling its own autonomous vehicle unit in 2020.

“As the world's largest platform of this kind, about mobility, delivery and freight, over uniquely positioned to help AV managers like Baidu to bring their autonomous technology into the world,” said Uber -CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in a press release.

This year, Waymo, the driverless car company from Google Parent Alphabet, started offering Robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas. In Great Britain, Uber has worked with Startup Wayve to start attempts with completely autonomous trips in the country.