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 deal is part of a broader trend among Chinese autonomous-driving companies to bring their services to international markets.

Baidu and Lyft partner to launch autonomous ride-hailing services in Europe, using Baidu's RT6 vehicles. Both companies' shares rise after announcement.