Uber partners with Chinese tech giant to roll out driverless vehicles across multiple global markets

Group 1 - Uber is partnering with Baidu to deploy thousands of driverless vehicles on its ride-sharing platform across multiple international markets [1][4] - The initial deployments of driverless rides are expected to occur later this year in the Middle East and Asia [2] - Baidu's CEO stated that this partnership marks a significant milestone in the global deployment of their technology [4] Group 2 - Earlier in the year, Uber collaborated with Waymo to offer driverless rides in Austin and Atlanta [7] - Uber is also working with Volkswagen to launch all-electric, autonomous shared rides in the U.S. by 2026 [7][8] - Baidu's Apollo Go services have completed over 11 million rides across 15 cities as of May [10]