"A year after announcing their partnership, Uber and Avride have launched a commercial robotaxi service in Dallas. The service comes with a few caveats, however, including the addition of a human safety operator behind the wheel, and a limited operating area. The companies said fully driverless operations, without a safety operator, will begin in the future and the service area will expand."
"For Uber, the launch closes out a year of rapid dealmaking - and deployments - with a variety of autonomous vehicle technology companies, including Waymo, China's WeRide and San Francisco-based startup Nuro. To date, Uber has locked in 20 partnerships with AV companies across freight, delivery and robotaxis, some of which are now in commercial operation. Uber offers autonomous vehicles through its ride-hailing app in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh with WeRide, and in Atlanta, Austin, and Phoenix with Waymo."
"Uber said it plans to have autonomous vehicles on its network in at least 10 cities by the end of 2026. Over the next two years, the plan is to launch AVs on its app in Arlington, Texas, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, Munich and the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of these partnerships have included an investment by Uber, and Avride, an Austin-based startup that sits under parent company Nebius Group, is one of those."
The commercial robotaxi service launched in Dallas by Uber and Avride operates with a human safety operator and within a limited area, with fully driverless operations and expanded service planned later. Uber secured about 20 AV partnerships across freight, delivery and robotaxis and already offers autonomous rides in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Atlanta, Austin and Phoenix. Uber aims to have AVs on its network in at least 10 cities by end of 2026, planning launches in Arlington, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, Munich and the San Francisco Bay Area. Avride received strategic investments and began sidewalk robot deliveries for Uber Eats in multiple cities.
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