Baidu and Lyft begin London autonomous vehicle testing
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-28
Baidu has started testing autonomous vehicles in London with Lyft and Freenow as it prepares to expand its Apollo Go RT6 robotaxi beyond China.
The testing uses human safety operators and underscores how London has become a key early battleground for robotaxi deployments, alongside Waymo and Uber/Wayve.
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