Uber and Chinese EV-maker BYD are gearing up to build what appears to be the start of a global robotaxi service. Their partnership, announced today, comes ahead of Tesla's robotaxi product launch — which was recently pushed back to October from August. The deal also marks an expansion of Uber's existing robotaxi trials in the U.S. with autonomous vehicle partners including Waymo robotaxis and Motional.
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