Baidu Strikes Deal to bring their driver’s cars to Uber worldwide

Bido I hit a partnership with Uber To spread its independent cars on the horseback giant platform outside the United States and the main righteousness of China.

The first publishing operations in Asia and the Middle East are expected to occur later this year. The two companies said that the multi -year partnership will witness “thousands” of Apollo cars in Baidu on Uber worldwide.

BAIDU shares jumped by 4.5 % in Premarket Trade in the United States after the news, while Uber shares were more than 1 % higher.

For BAIDU, this step will help internationally driver driver’s business outside China. At the same time, Uber will get a partner installed to take care of independent leadership all over the world.

After its launch, a contestant may be granted a journey on Uber to welcome the Apollo Go without driver, the two companies reported.

In China, Baidu operates its Robotaxi service Since 2021 in major cities such as BeijingAllow users to launch the APOLLO Go via the application.

But Beijing, which is based on Beijing, has mentioned its ambitions to expand its operations to other international markets. This year, Baidu announced plans to start independent driving test and services in Dubai, while CNBC mentioned The company is also looking to expand in Europe.

Through the partnership with Uber, Baidu has found a company with a widely used application that works in 15,000 cities worldwide. Meanwhile, Uber looked at a partnership with technology companies without a driver after selling its independent vehicle unit in 2020.

“As the largest platform in the world of its kind, which extends for movement, delivery and shipping, in a unique position to help AV leaders like Baidu bring their independent technology to the world,” said Dara Joshroshi, CEO of Uber in a press statement.

This year, Waymo, car without a driver owned by Google-Parent Alphabet, The show started Robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas through the Uber app. In the United Kingdom, Uber Partnership with startup To launch fully independent horseback experiences in the country.