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Uber Is Going All-in on Robotaxis

gizmodo.com Rhett Jones 2025-07-23 06:00:35

By the end of this decade, your next Uber ride might not have a driver at all. At least, that’s what Uber wants you (and its investors on Wall Street to believe.) Uber announced a new partnership today with luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid and the robotics company Nuro. Under the agreement, Uber plans to deploy a fleet of at least 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with Nuro’s self-driving technology over the next six years. The robotaxi service is expected to launch in a yet unnamed major U

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Uber Unveils Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 04:09:00

Table of Contents Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro Picture ordering an Uber from the airport, but your ride is a robotaxi. That's what you can expect a year from now with Uber's new program in partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid and tech company Nuro. The partnership will combine Uber's ride-sharing platform with Lucid's new electric SUV, the Gravity, and Nuro's autonomous driving technology. It'll be launching first in an unnamed "major US city," but is

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Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 09:09:10

Table of Contents Uber Announces Global Robotaxi Plan With Lucid and Nuro Picture ordering an Uber from the airport, but your ride is a robotaxi. That's what you can expect a year from now with Uber's new program in partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid and tech company Nuro. The partnership will combine Uber's ride-sharing platform with Lucid's new electric SUV, the Gravity, and Nuro's autonomous driving technology. It'll be launching first in an unnamed "major US city," but is

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Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 17:03:28

Table of Contents Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Thursday, the company extended into more parts of Austin, Texas, so it now drives across 90 square miles of the city. There are more than 100 Waymo vehicles in the city, with plans for further expansion. Along with Austin, Waymo currently operate

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Uber makes multimillion-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-23 18:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

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Uber's latest robotaxi plan involves 20,000 Lucid EVs

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-24 01:59:44

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Nuro and Lucid, the latest step in the company’s plan to build an extensive robotaxi program that can roll out globally. Uber’s partnership with EV manufacturer Lucid will see it deploy at least 20,000 of the Newark-based company’s vehicles over a period of six years. These will be equipped with the AI-powered Nuro Driver autonomous technology. The vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or one of its third-party partners, and the service

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Uber inks six-year robotaxi deal with Lucid, invests $300 million in EV company

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-07-24 14:42:48

Uber on Thursday announced a partnership to deploy more than 20,000 robotaxis over the next six years as demand for driverless cars kicks into high gear. As part of the partnership, the ride-hailing company is teaming up with Lucid , the electric vehicle maker, and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle startup. Under the agreement, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid. Nuro will develop the self-driving technology that Lucid will use to supply Uber with robotaxis over the course of the deal and receive

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Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-07-24 14:30:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomo

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Uber makes multi-million-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-24 14:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

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Uber and Baidu are teaming up to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles globally

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-28 02:01:09

This will be happening in China and other "markets outside of the US." Uber and China-based Baidu are teaming up to deploy more autonomous vehicles throughout the world. The companies plan on bringing thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go vehicles to various regions that will be accessible via the Uber platform, including mainland China and other "global markets outside of the US." The first joint deployments are expected in Asia and the Middle East later this year. Once launched, Uber riders could b

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Uber is close to completing its quest to become the ultimate robotaxi app

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-07-28 14:55:18

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber just announced a deal today with the company that runs one of the largest robotaxi fleets in China, as the ridehail giant nears its goal of becoming the world’s ultimate autonomous vehicle clearinghouse. Uber and Baidu said they are teaming up to deploy robotaxis in countries outside the US and China, with an initial

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Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-07-28 18:02:50

Uber has struck another deal with a robotaxi provider, and this time it’s with Chinese tech giant Baidu. The two companies announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a “multi-year strategic partnership to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the Uber platform” in multiple markets outside the U.S. and mainland China. Those deployments will start in Asia and the Middle East later this year, the companies said. Uber has been on a tear of AV partnerships lately as it

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China's Baidu to bring its driverless cars to Uber globally

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-07-29 06:37:39

A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on July 10, 2022. Baidu has struck a partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the ride-hailing giant's platform outside the U.S. and mainland China. The first deployments are expected to happen in Asia and the Middle East later this year. The two companies said the multi-year partnership will see "thousands" of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber globally.

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Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-03 18:38:45

Rotax provided flights from San Francisco to Salz, Austria, and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory and ride some of its products. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. "There was always a passion about motorbikes. But it's not only passion, it also needs to be a sustainable business model," Mario Gebetshuber, BRP-Rotax vice president of global sourcing and operations powertrain, told Ars Technica during a tour of the company's museum of motors over the decades. Gebetshuber says

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Teenagers can now hail a Waymo robotaxi in Phoenix

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-08 18:00:00

Waymo has started offering teen accounts for families in Phoenix as it works to expand its user base and entrench young riders in the autonomous life. Waymo’s teen accounts will be similar to those offered by Uber, which also allows parents to make teen accounts in Phoenix and other cities across the country. Parents in Metro Phoenix can link a profile to their Waymo One accounts for teenagers aged 14 to 17. The teens will then be able to order their own rides and share trip status with parents

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Waymo Hits the Road In New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-09 23:01:15

Table of Contents Waymo Hits the Road In New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. Its newest service area is Atlanta, through a partnership with Uber. Now, riders there can travel across 65 square miles of the city, with plans for future expansions. And on Monday, Waymo said that its vehicles arrived on the streets o

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TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-08-13 06:05:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! This week I’m publishing an abbreviated version of the newsletter because of the 4th of July holiday. If you’re driving, flying, or taking the train for the U.S. holiday — which AAA projects 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more — stay safe out there. The complete newsletter returns next week. I have one import

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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Before July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-16 15:15:03

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Ahead of July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 07:00:09

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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TechCrunch Mobility: The Tesla robotaxi Rorschach test and Redwood’s next big act

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-08-24 06:45:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Less than a week ago, Tesla robotaxis began rolling out and giving rides to invited customers in Austin. As Sean O’Kane and I wrote this week, the rollout is the first big test of CEO Elon Musk’s belief that it’s possible to safely deploy fully autonomous vehicles using just cameras and end-to-end AI — an approach that differs from

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Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-08-26 06:10:31

Uber founder Travis Kalanick is looking for ways to buy the U.S. arm of Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony AI, according to The New York Times. Kalanick is reportedly working with investors to finance an acquisition, and Uber may even help make the transaction happen, the Times reports. Pony AI went public last year and had a market cap of around $4.5 billion before The New York Times report was published. The report states that Pony started preparing its U.S. arm for a sale or spinoff in

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Waymo Expands Its Self-Driving Service to Atlanta. Here's Everywhere to Hail a Ride

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 18:16:42

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. Its newest service area: Atlanta, through a partnership with Uber. Now riders there can travel across 65 square miles of the city, and there are plans for future expansions. Last week, the robotaxi service stretched into more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Bay Area riders can hail a fully autonomous Waymo ri

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Uber has Atlanta’s autonomous ride-hailing and delivery market on lock

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-26 18:10:26

Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now opt in to have their food delivered via sidewalk delivery robots, following partner Serve Robotics’s launch on Thursday. The move comes just two days after Uber and Waymo launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city. Serve, which spun out of Uber in 2021 before braving the public markets last year, is one of 18 autonomous vehicle companies that Uber has partnered with to get a first-mover advantage on the consumer-facing side of autonomy. The ride-ha

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Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits

news.ycombinator.com Simon Goodley 2025-08-29 18:11:15

A second major academic institution has accused Uber of using opaque computer code to dramatically increase its profits at the expense of the ride-hailing app’s drivers and passengers. Research by academics at New York’s Columbia Business School concluded that the Silicon Valley company had implemented “algorithmic price discrimination” that had raised “rider fares and cut driver pay on billions of … trips, systematically, selectively, and opaquely”. The Ivy League business school research – w

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Uber Launches Waymo Driverless Rides in Atlanta. Here's How to Hail a Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-01 05:00:06

Table of Contents Uber Launches Waymo Driverless Rides in Atlanta. Here's How to Hail a Robotaxi Starting Tuesday, Uber riders in Atlanta can hail a Waymo robotaxi to get around town. Now, when you book a ride via UberX, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric, you could be paired with a fully electric, autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicle operated by Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving company, at no additional cost. You'll have the option to accept or decline the driverless ride each time. Passengers c

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Uber, Waymo robotaxi service opens to passengers in Atlanta

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-09-01 15:00:01

Uber and Alphabet's Waymo are now offering robotaxi rides to the public in Atlanta, as the companies continue expansion of their partnership. The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport. The vehicles feature Waymo's driverless technology, known as the Waymo Driver, integrated into battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs. The companies said in September that they would be jointly br

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Waymo and Uber launch robotaxi service in Atlanta

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-01 15:00:56

Uber and Waymo's robotaxi services are officially available in Atlanta. Now, Uber users who request an UberX, Comfort or Comfort Electric could have Waymo's all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicle pull up for the same cost. Notably, customers will receive a notification ahead of time and can opt-out of having a self-driving vehicle. At the same time, anyone who wants the experience can increase their chances by updating their ride preferences. "Atlantans are now able to experience the same safety, c

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Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-01 15:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber customers in Atlanta now have the option of hailing a driverless Waymo robotaxi, the company announced today. Atlanta is the second market, after Austin, to play host to Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning autonomous ridehail partnership. At launch, Waymo’s vehicles will be available exclusively on the Uber app in Atlanta. Th

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Uber and Waymo’s commercial robotaxi service is open for business in Atlanta

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-01 15:00:00

Waymo robotaxis can now be hailed in Atlanta via Uber. The two companies, which already offer the “Waymo on Uber” service in Austin, said on Tuesday the commercial service will initially cover about 65 square miles in Atlanta. The launch, if successful, is poised to propel the businesses of both companies. Uber, which has locked in partnerships with 18 autonomous vehicles companies, said it has an annual run-rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery AV trips on its network. Meanwhile, Waymo sai

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NYC proposes 5 percent raise for rideshare drivers in a bid to appease Uber and Lyft

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-03 22:00:11

New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) have settled on new minimum-wage rules for rideshare drivers, Bloomberg reports. Drivers will receive a five percent raise under the new proposal, a compromise to keep Uber and Lyft from locking drivers out of their apps. The proposal needs to be voted on by the TLC's board of commissioners before it goes into effect, but assuming it does, it'll end months of uncertainty for drivers working in the city. Uber began sporadically locking drivers

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