Lyft teams up with Baidu to enter the European robo-taxi market ● Electric autonomous vehicle “RT6” slated for pilot in Germany and the UK by 2025 ● Lyft's Acquisition of FreeNow Paves Way for Expansion into 180 European Cities ● Lyft’s acquisition of FreeNow provides access to 180 European cities ● Baidu to supply vehicles and tech;

Lyft says that it will leverage its recent acquisition of taxi company Freenow to speed up deployment of autonomous vehicles, given that platform's established foothold in the UK and Germany. The partnership between Lyft and Baidu,

The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.