Uber and Baidu soon want to offer robotaxi services outside China and the USA. A newly signed strategic partnership provides for thousands of Baidu's

Shares of Baidu ( BIDU 9.13%) charged sharply higher on Tuesday, surging as much as 9%. As of 12:46 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 8.5%. The catalyst that sent the Chinese tech giant higher was a high-profile partnership for its self-driving car platform.

Uber Technologies is accelerating its global robotaxi expansion through a landmark multiyear alliance with China's Baidu Inc. This renewed partnership, rekindling ties from a strategic investment over a decade ago,

Alibaba stock, JD.com, Baidu and Tencent rise after China reported mixed economic data for the second quarter.

Asian sales of bonds that can be turned into shares have soared in 2025, heading toward multiyear highs, as interest rates remain elevated and rallying stocks create the right conditions for this corner of the market to thrive.

For a company long defined by proprietary development, this move is a symbol of a broader technological undercurrent sweeping across China: from innovation to diffusion.

Uber and China's Baidu will partner to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across several global markets outside the United States and mainland China, the companies said on Tuesday.