Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up robotaxi market share in Europe, Middle East

Uber announced its third partnership with a Chinese autonomous vehicle company this week, revealing the ride-hail and delivery giant’s appetite for global domination in the emerging robotaxi sector. Uber said Tuesday it would work with Guangzhou-based Pony AI, which late last year went public on the Nasdaq at a $5.25 billion valuation, to launch robotaxis on the Uber platform in “a key market in the Middle East” later this year. The Pony tie-up comes a day after Uber shared plans for two other strategic deals with Chinese firms: Momenta and WeRide. Uber said it would work with Momenta to launch robotaxis on its app in Europe in 2026, and with WeRide to expand into 15 cities across the Middle East and Europe over the next five years. Uber and WeRide have already launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. The deals with Pony, Momenta, and WeRide add to Uber’s growing list of more than 15 other autonomous vehicle partnerships across ride-hail, delivery, and freight. Most of U ... Read full article.