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2 August 2026 at 17:05
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Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft
28 July 2026 at 18:20
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-hand-drive market, in Hong Kong. Two milestones in one week, on opposite ends of the world.
