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Lyft Will Use Chinese Driverless Cars In Britain and Germany

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: China's automakers have teamed up with software companies togo global with their driverless cars, which are poised to claim a big share of a growing market as Western manufacturers are still preparing to compete. The industry in China is expanding despite tariffs imposed last year by the European Union on electric cars, and despite some worries in Europe about the security implications…

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Lyft's robotics could soon be seen on German roads. In order to achieve this, the US company plans to work with the Chinese company Baidu, which is developing appropriate technologies. (Continue reading)

Following the acquisition of Freenow, Lyft is stepping up its involvement in Europe. Next year, the driver service provider wants to do without drivers in its cars. Special vehicles from the Chinese company Baidu are also used. The contribution Taxi without driver? Thus, Lyft wants to conquer the roads of Germany first appeared on inside digital.

Autonomous taxis have been a talked-about future for years, and those interested can try it out in the US and China. Europe has a few smaller experiments, but a large-scale launch will be held in our country next year. Only this time it won't be Uber or Google, but its Chinese counterpart.

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stadt-bremerhaven.de broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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