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Tesla's "We, Robot" event was the talk of the autonomous driving world, as the company unveiled its long-teased robotaxis to mixed reviews on Oct. 10. But just two days earlier, Baidu Inc. (BIDU.US; 9888.HK) grabbed its own robotaxi headlines with reports of plans to take its similar program outside its China base, showing the company was aiming to keep up with hometown rivals like WeRide and Pony.ai, as well as Google’s Waymo.
But the reports, all from unnamed sources, may be more talk than any immediate action plan, planted by Baidu to show it’s also in the global robotaxi race as a direct competitor to Tesla and the others.
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