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Uber could deploy thousands of driverless Chinese vehicles onto Britain’s roads as part a ‘strategic partnership’ with car maker BYD [Video]

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Uber could deploy driverless Chinese vehicles onto Britain’s roads as part of a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

The transport provider has announced ‘strategic partnership’ with Chinese car maker BYD aimed at bringing 100,000 new electric vehicles across the globe.

Both companies added they will also work together to deploy BYD’s self-driving vehicles onto the Uber platform, claiming the ride-hailing app is ‘well-positioned to bring autonomous vehicle technology to a global audience at scale’.

The multiyear partnership, which the companies described as the largest of its kind, will start in Europe and Latin America before expanding to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and countries across the Middle East. 

Uber has already made a pledge that all of its vehicles in London will be electric by the end of next year, while it has vowed to achieve net zero emissions across the whole of the UK by 2030. 

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