Uber and Baidu have announced a strategic partnership to bring Apollo Go robotaxis to countries outside the United States and mainland China.

China’s largest rental car platform, CAR Inc., is adding some of Baidu’s robotaxis to its fleets, allowing customers to rent a fully driverless car at an extremely low price in a major Chinese city.

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,

As part of the arrangement, Baidu will introduce thousands of its Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber’s platform in areas outside of China and the United States.

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

Uber Technologies UBER will partner with Chinese internet search leader Baidu BIDU to offer robotaxis in several markets outside of the U.S. and China this year, the companies announced Tuesday. Both Uber stock and U.S.-listed Baidu stock gained following the news.

Uber has partnered with a number of firms for robotaxi services, but this latest alliance is getting more attention than most.

Baidu's shares rose after the Chinese tech company said it is working with Uber to deploy robotaxi services around the world. The company's shares rose 3.0% in Hong Kong to 90.35 Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$11.51, on Wednesday morning, outperforming the Hang Seng Index's 0.6% gain.