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London becomes the US-China autonomy testbed

development2026-01-03

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London is hosting both Waymo and Baidu robotaxis, putting US and Chinese autonomy stacks head to head in one city.

Reporting date: 2026-01-03 (not necessarily the event date)

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London becomes the US-China autonomy testbed
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-03
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-03-london-waymo-baidu-head-to-head
Claim: London is hosting both Waymo and Baidu robotaxis, putting US and Chinese autonomy stacks head to head in one city.
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- Welcome to January 3, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-3-2026
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