Company
Avride
Autonomous vehicle and delivery robot company spun off from Yandex's self-driving unit in December 2020.
- Founded
- 2020
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- Status
- Nebius subsidiary
- Models
- 2
- Deployments
- 4
Verified profile
11
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
Autonomous vehicle and delivery robot company spun off from Yandex's self-driving unit in December 2020. Led by CEO Dmitry Polishchuk, Avride develops AI-driven autonomous vehicles and sidewalk delivery robots. Secured up to 75M in strategic investment from Uber and Nebius. Launching robotaxi service on Uber platform in Dallas by end of 2025, with Hyundai partnership for robotaxi deployment. Delivery robots launched for Uber Eats in February 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
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Market intelligence for physical AI
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)
Avride's robotaxi, a fully-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 equipped with Avride's automated driving system (ADS). Provides public passenger rides integrated into the Uber ride-hailing platform in Dallas and Austin, Texas, with an in-vehicle safety operator present. Most reported crashes occurred at speeds below 20 mph. Avride separately operates a fleet of sidewalk delivery robots (a distinct, smaller cooler-sized form factor) for Uber Eats and Grubhub.
Current platform
Avride delivery robot
Avride's autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, evolved from the Yandex rover platform. Operates in active service across multiple U.S. cities through partnerships with Uber Eats and others.
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Dmitry Polishchuk CEOsecondary-verified
- Yaroslav Kolodyazhnyy Chief Financial Officerreported, not verified
- Anton Krokhmalyuk Chief Growth Officerreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Dmitry Polishchukcofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Safety record
2 incidents on record (2 serious). Most recent: May 2026.
Most recent: May 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Avride (2)
- NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin2026-05-06 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (4)
- Avride delivery robotJersey City
- Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)Austin
- Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)Dallas
- Avride delivery robotOhio State University
Operator customers (1)
- Avride4 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Avride ADSfoundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Avride in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed (Uber strategic investment)2023-09-19
$200M(reported)
Investors: Uber (strategic) (lead)
Regulatory filings (2)
- PE26-003nhtsa investigation · us_nhtsaactive2026-05-06reported
Linked models: Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)
- TX-SB2807-AVRIdeother · othergranted2025-01-01
Sources (11)
- Avride — Company website · https://avride.ai
- TechCrunch — Yandex spinoff Nebius relaunches self-driving business as Avride · https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/yandex-spinoff-nebius-relaunches-self-driving-business-as-avride · 2024-10-22
- Avride — Nebius subsidiary, Uber partner, Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis, NHTSA probe · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/uber-partner-avride-is-under-investigation-for-self-driving-crashes/ · 2026-05-08
- Avride delivery robots via Uber: Dallas, Austin, Jersey City (Feb 2025), Philadelphia (Mar 2025) · https://www.newsweek.com/bicyclist-suing-crash-delivery-robot-new-jersey-lawsuit-11952852 · 2026-05-11
- Avride delivery on Uber Eats (Austin/Dallas/Jersey City) + Grubhub campuses (Ohio State); NHTSA scope · https://thenextweb.com/news/avride-uber-robotaxi-crashes-nhtsa-investigation · 2026-05-08
- Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/ · 2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z
- https://nebius.com/newsroom/avride-secures-strategic-investment-and-other-commitments-of-up-to-375-million-backed-by-uber-and-nebius
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/hyundai-pairs-up-with-yandex-spinoff-avride-to-develop-robotaxis/
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/uber-and-avride-launch-robotaxi-service-in-dallas/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grubhub-expands-partnership-with-avride-to-bring-autonomous-delivery-robots-to-its-marketplace-302592083.html
- https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/yandex-autonomous-driving-technology-company-reboots-avride/
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Robot Service Technician – Full Time/ContractOperations
Bowling Green, OH
- Robot Service Technician – Full Time/ContractOperations
Knoxville, TN
- Robot Service Technician – Full Time/ContractOperations
University, MS
- Robot Service Technician – Full Time/ContractOperations
Fayetteville, NC
- Robot Service Technician – Full Time/ContractOperations
Greenville, NC
- Engineering
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Avride?
- Autonomous vehicle and delivery robot company spun off from Yandex's self-driving unit in December 2020. Led by CEO Dmitry Polishchuk, Avride develops AI-driven autonomous vehicles and sidewalk delivery robots. Secured up to 75M in strategic investment from Uber and Nebius. Launching robotaxi service on Uber platform in Dallas by end of 2025, with Hyundai partnership for robotaxi deployment. Delivery robots launched for Uber Eats in February 2025.
- Where is Avride based?
- Avride is based in Austin, TX.
- When was Avride founded?
- Avride was founded in 2020.
- What does Avride make?
- Avride has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5), Avride delivery robot (Avride builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Avride operate robots?
- Avride operates 4 verified deployments, including at Jersey City, Austin, Dallas.
- Are there any incidents involving Avride?
- 2 active incidents involving Avride are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Avride safe?
- Avride has 2 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 incidents on record (2 serious). Most recent: May 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-02
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-02
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 5
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Avride.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Avride from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DoorDash introduces new food delivery robot 'Dot' to Tempe, Mesa
DoorDash introducing new food delivery robot 'Dot' in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona. Expanding sidewalk delivery.
Uber Eats and Avride expand robot food delivery in Jersey City
Uber Eats and Avride expanded robot food delivery in Jersey City, doubling coverage to 100 restaurants.
New Austin robotaxi crash data shows increases for Avride, Waymo and Tesla
Austin robotaxi crash data shows increases for Avride, Waymo, and Tesla. Growing incident rates as fleets expand.
Grubhub tests robot delivery in Jersey City
Grubhub expanded its partnership with Avride to test autonomous delivery robots in Jersey City for Wonder customers, marking the first time Grubhub has offered robot delivery…
Avride secures strategic investments up to 75M for self-driving
Avride secured up to 75M from Uber and Nebius, launching robotaxi service in Dallas on Uber platform by end of 2025.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/avride.md
- RSS feed: /companies/avride/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4143e494-260e-49c8-8d04-3e85d9c7218a
- Revision history: /companies/avride/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
36.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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IP Activity
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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