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Lyft, Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis in London
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December 22, 2025
Lyft and Uber announced separate partnerships with Beijing-based Baidu over the summer.
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PhocusWire names its 2025 newsmakers, spotlighting the companies and individuals behind the most significant moves.
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As part of the multiyear partnership, Grab invested an undisclosed amount in AV technology company May Mobility.
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Uber, WeRide launch robotaxis in Saudi Arabia
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Vehicle operators will be present during the initial launch before the AVs transition to being fully driverless.
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Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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October 7, 2025
OpenAI said the system is using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable ChatGPT to connect to external tools and data.
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Expedia partners with Perplexity for Comet launch
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October 6, 2025
Expedia is offering Silver status in its OneKey loyalty program in exchange for users downloading Comet’s recently launched browser.
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Uber app to get Blade electric air taxis
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Blade’s passenger business, which last year flew more than 50,000 passengers across routes in the New York metropolitan area and Southern Europe, was acquired by Joby in late August.
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Lyft teams up with Baidu to launch robotaxis in Europe
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August 4, 2025
Just last month, Baidu announced a partnership with Uber to deploy robotaxis in the Middle East and Asia.
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Car-sharing company Turo acquires select assets from Kyte
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July 21, 2025
Kyte co-founder Ludwig Schoenack shared the news on LinkedIn, calling Turo "a partner we've long respected."
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Uber partners with Nuro, Lucid to launch 20,000 robotaxis
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July 18, 2025
The robotaxi program is set to launch later in 2026 in a major city in the United States, then expanding to global markets over the next six years.
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Uber, Baidu partner to deploy robotaxis globally
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July 15, 2025
The first deployment of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles are anticipated to launch on Uber in Asia and the Middle East later this year.
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June 16, 2025
The lengthy report offers crucial takeaways for the travel industry, including insights into hospitality automation, autonomous cars and an agentic future.
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