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Baidu starts robotaxi testing in London with Lyft
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Baidu launched robotaxi testing in London on July 28 with Lyft and Freenow, deploying dozens of vehicles in Brent with human safety operators; public services could begin in 2027 pending UK regulatory approval, adding to an increasingly crowded market with Waymo and Wayve-powered Uber services already operating there.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Autonomous Vehicles, and 12 sources have reported it between 28 Jul 2026 and 30 Jul 2026.
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Baidu now operates in London where Waymo and Uber-backed Wayve are already testing; the London robotaxi market just fractured into regional supplier networks, and if you make sensors, compute, or safety stack components, you now have three competing platforms buying at scale in the same city.
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12 sources · first reported 28 Jul 2026 · latest 30 Jul 2026
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