Overview

• On July 15, the companies unveiled a multi-year partnership to integrate thousands of Apollo Go autonomous vehicles into Uber’s platform across markets beyond the US and mainland China.
• Initial service rollouts are scheduled for key cities in Asia and the Middle East later this year.
• Baidu’s Apollo Go operates over 1,000 fully driverless vehicles in 15 cities and has completed more than 11 million rides since its 2022 launch.
• The agreement follows Uber’s recent autonomous vehicle alliances with Waymo, Pony.ai, May Mobility and WeRide as part of its broader AV strategy.
• Baidu co-founder Robin Li described the deal as a major milestone in deploying the company’s self-driving technology on a global scale.