中国基金报·2025-08-05 02:48Core Viewpoint - Baidu's autonomous driving service platform, Luobo Kuaipao, is set to collaborate with the overseas ride-hailing platform Lyft to provide autonomous driving services in Europe, marking a significant step in its global strategy [3][4]. Group 1: Strategic Collaboration - Luobo Kuaipao will deploy its sixth-generation autonomous vehicles in Germany and the UK by 2026, with plans to scale up to thousands of vehicles in the European market [3]. - Lyft, established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, is the second-largest ride-hailing platform in the U.S., holding approximately 39% market share as of 2024 [3]. - Baidu's founder, Li Yanhong, emphasized that this partnership is a crucial milestone in Luobo Kuaipao's globalization strategy, aiming to provide safer, greener, and more efficient travel services to European users [3]. Group 2: Market Expansion - Luobo Kuaipao has already deployed over 1,000 autonomous vehicles globally, operating in 15 cities, including Dubai [7]. - Other domestic autonomous driving companies, such as Pony.ai and WeRide, are also actively expanding into international markets, with WeRide recently obtaining the first autonomous driving license in Saudi Arabia [8]. - Pony.ai signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority to advance the commercialization of Robotaxi services, with initial testing set for 2025 [8]. Group 3: Policy Support - Recent favorable policies for autonomous driving services in China include the "Mosu Zhixing" action plan, which aims to achieve L4 level autonomous driving for over 6 million passengers by 2027 [9].