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China's Baidu to deploy driverless cars on Uber

AFP | Beijing

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China Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its driverless cars on ride-hailing app Uber in Asia and the Middle East this year, the two companies said yesterday.

The multi-year partnership will see "thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across multiple global mark e t s " , the companies said in a joint statement.

The first driverless cars are expected on the roads this year, the statement said, adding the robotaxis would launch "outside the United States" but without specifying in which countries.

Uber users in these locations may have the option of choosing to ride in a fully driverless Apollo Go car after they request a trip