Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B
Uber is kicking off the partnership with an initial $300 million investment, while Rivian will provide as many as 50,000 autonomous R2 SUVs.
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Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics
Kalanick’s existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport.
Motional robotaxis join the Uber app in Vegas two years after major reset
The launch comes just two years after a major reboot at Hyundai-owned Motional. The service will start with a safety monitor, which Motional hopes to remove by year’s end.
Uber, Wayve, and Nissan plan to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year
Nissan will integrate Wayve’s self-driving software into the Leaf with the goal of making the vehicles available on the Uber app in Tokyo.
Zoox plans to put its robotaxis on the Uber app in Vegas this year
The purpose-built robotaxis will be available on Uber’s app in Las Vegas this year, and Los Angeles next year, if Zoox gets the federal approval it’s been seeking.
Uber engineers built an AI version of their boss
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company’s employees have gone all in on AI, going so far as to build a chatbot of him that they use to practice their pitches.
Uber’s new autonomous vehicle division is about survival and opportunity
Uber Autonomous Solutions will see the company taking on all the tasks associated with operating a robotaxi, self-driving truck, or sidewalk delivery robot business.
Uber wants to be a Swiss Army Knife for robotaxis
Uber Autonomous Solutions will see the company selling both software and services for all the tasks associated with operating a robotaxi, self-driving truck, or sidewalk delivery robot business.
Uber launches robotaxi support project to aid AV partners
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets – basically everything it can do except design and build the vehicles itself. (It tried that once, unsuccessfully.) Now, the ridehail giant is launching a new initiative to support its third-party robotaxi partners called Uber Autonomous […]
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