Chinese tech giant Baidu has begun testing autonomous vehicles in London as part of its partnership with Lyft and Freenow, the German taxi and multi-mobility app that Lyft now owns. Baidu is the latest in a series of companies trialling self-driving technology in the UK ahead of commercial robotaxi deployments. The trial, which began Tuesday
three years ago, Lyft was floundering. Perpetual loser Uber was in danger of being completely off the road. The founders were in charge, and in March 2023, they hired former Microsoft and Amazon executive David Risher to turn things around. The new CEO expanded its service in other countries, made deals with Waymo and Nvidia,
