The latest Robotaxi partner in Uber is the Chinese Baidu

Ober has concluded another deal with a roboty supplier, this time with the Chinese technology giant Baidu.

The two companies Declare Tuesday approved a “multi -year strategic partnership to deploy thousands of Apollo (AVS) vehicles in Baidu Go (AVS) on the Uber platform” in multiple markets outside the United States and the main righteousness of China. The companies said that these publishing operations will start in Asia and the Middle East later this year.

Uber has been in a rupture of AV partnerships recently as she looks to protect her riding business by adopting the rise of the robot.

In the past few months alone, Uber agreed to put AVS from And emoand Volkswagenand You may moveAnd Artificial intelligence dowry On its platform in different cities around the world. In some cases, Uber takes direct shares in these companies. In May, Uber announced an expanded partnership with Firaid China It included investing $ 100 million. Uber is also said to be thinking about helping its founder Travis Calnik Funding a acquisition from AI Pony.

Speed to these partnerships, they are still in the very early stages. In this case, the contestants at first will not be able to request the Baidu Av in the Uber app. Instead, companies say the contestant “may be offered to the option” to achieve their journey by Apollo Go AV. This is similar to how some other partnerships are already operating.