Lyft says that it will leverage its recent acquisition of taxi company Freenow to speed up deployment of autonomous vehicles, given that platform's established foothold in the UK and Germany. The partnership between Lyft and Baidu,

Lyft, the US ride-hailing giant, has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese tech company Baidu. The collaboration aims to deploy Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles in multiple European markets. The first robotaxi services are expected to go official in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2026, subject to regulatory approval.