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Lucid and Uber expanded their robotaxi partnership to 35,000 Gravity SUVs, with Uber's investment reaching approximately 00 million. Lucid's Gravity SUVs are being deployed as robotaxis on Uber's network.

Uber and Zoox announced a strategic partnership to launch autonomous rides on Uber's network. This expands Uber's multi-partner AV strategy alongside Waymo and other partners.

NVIDIA and Uber announced plans to launch L4 software-driven robotaxis on Uber across 28 cities by 2028, with Uber investing multi-hundred-million dollars in the partnership supported by their growing roster of automaker partners.

Uber and Rivian announced a robotaxi partnership to deploy 50,000 autonomous vehicles by 2031 in a deal valued at 250M, one of the most consequential AV partnerships of the decade.

Uber and WeRide expanded their strategic partnership to bring autonomous robotaxis to 15 global cities, spanning multiple continents over 5 years.

Uber and Zoox announced a strategic partnership to deploy Zoox autonomous vehicles on the Uber network, expanding the availability of driverless rides.

Lucid and Uber expanded their robotaxi partnership to at least 35,000 Lucid vehicles (Lucid Gravity and future Midsize platform) for Uber's global robotaxi service. Uber committed an additional $200M investment (total $500M), and Ayar Third Investment (PIF affiliate) committed $550M in convertible preferred stock. Builds on the Lucid-Nuro-Uber July 2025 partnership targeting commercial launch in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to 1.25B. Uber developing its own robotaxi fleet with Rivian vehicles. Part of Uber strategy to integrate autonomous vehicles into ride-hailing network alongside human drivers.

NVIDIA and Uber expanded their autonomous vehicle partnership to launch NVIDIA software-driven L4 robotaxis on Uber's network, starting in Los Angeles and San Francisco in H1 2027 and scaling to 28 cities globally by 2028. The deployment uses NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform and Alpamayo reasoning-based AI model, with a phased strategy from data-collection vehicles to driverless operations.

NVIDIA and Uber announced an expansion of their autonomous vehicle partnership to launch NVIDIA proprietary L4 software-driven robotaxis on Uber's network, starting in Los Angeles and San Francisco in H1 2027 and scaling to 28 cities globally by 2028. Central to the deployment is the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform and Alpamayo, a next-generation reasoning-based AI model for autonomous vehicles.

NVIDIA and Uber expanded their autonomous vehicle partnership to deploy L4 software-driven robotaxis on Uber's network using the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform and Alpamayo reasoning-based AI model. The phased rollout starts in Los Angeles and San Francisco in H1 2027 and scales to 28 cities across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia by 2028.

Wayve, Uber, and Nissan signed an MOU to collaborate on robotaxis for Tokyo, marking Uber's first AV partnership in Japan. Wayve provides its end-to-end AI Driver, Nissan provides the LEAF base vehicle, and Uber provides the ride-hailing platform. A pilot with safety operators is planned for late 2026, subject to regulatory discussions.

Zoox and Uber announced a strategic partnership to deploy Zoox purpose-built robotaxis on the Uber network, starting in Las Vegas in summer 2026 and expanding to Los Angeles by mid-2027. Zoox robotaxis will be available through the Uber app. This is the first time Zoox is partnering with a third-party ride-hailing platform.

Lucid, Nuro, and Uber announced a production robotaxi partnership with a 2026 commercial debut, combining Lucid vehicle hardware, Nuro autonomous software, and Uber ride network.

Waabi and Uber announced an exclusive partnership to deploy 25,000 robotaxis powered by the Waabi Driver on the Uber network, marking Waabis expansion from autonomous trucking into robotaxi service.

Uber Eats partnered with Starship Technologies to deliver food using sidewalk autonomous delivery robots in the UK, expanding the Uber Eats robot delivery network beyond the US.

Starship Technologies and Uber Eats launch autonomous delivery partnership. Starship robots delivering meals via Uber Eats platform.

Uber developing robotaxis with Nuro autonomous driving system and NVIDIA AI architecture on Lucid Gravity electric SUVs. More than 100 Nuro-driven Lucid Gravity vehicles joining fleet. On-road development underway. Uber targeting 100000 autonomous vehicles starting 2027.

Lucid, Nuro, and Uber are developing a global robotaxi service combining Lucid's electric vehicles, Nuro's Level 4 autonomous driving system, and Uber's ride-hailing network. Production-intent vehicles were unveiled at CES 2026, with autonomous on-road testing underway and production expected at Lucid's Arizona factory. Service launch planned in the San Francisco Bay Area later in 2026, expanding to Houston in 2027.

Pony.ai and Uber announced a strategic partnership to deploy Pony.ai's robotaxis on the Uber platform, with the first launch planned in a key Middle East market; initial pilot vehicles (Pony.ai 7th-gen) operate with onboard safety operators. Announced May 6, 2025.

WeRide and Uber expanded their strategic partnership to bring WeRide's robotaxis to 15 additional cities globally over five years (outside the US and China), available via the Uber app with Uber handling fleet operations; Uber committed an additional $100M equity investment in WeRide. Announced May 5, 2025.

VW ADMT and Uber partner to deploy thousands of autonomous ID. Buzz AD vehicles on the Uber platform across multiple U.S. markets, starting in Los Angeles. Testing began late 2025 with human safety operators; commercial ride-hailing launch planned for 2026.

Waabi (autonomous trucking) raised a $200 million Series B (announced June 18, 2024) led by Uber and Khosla Ventures, with new investor NVIDIA plus Porsche and Volvo Group Venture Capital; brought total funding to ~$280M.

Wayve and Uber have a technology partnership to bring Wayve's autonomous-driving system to Uber's mobility network; Uber is also a Wayve investor.

Serve Robotics (which spun out of Uber in 2021) raised growth financing led by existing investors Uber, NVIDIA, and Wavemaker Partners ahead of its 2024 Nasdaq listing; NVIDIA later disclosed an ~10% stake. (month-precision date: APO began Aug 2023)

Serve Robotics operates autonomous sidewalk delivery robots for Uber Eats under a multi-year contract (Serve spun out of Uber in 2021); the deployment has expanded across Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Atlanta, and Chicago. (year-precision date: 2021)

Acquired by Aurora Innovation (full_acquisition)

Raquel Urtasun appointed Chief Scientist, Uber ATG

Acquired Otto (acqui_hire)

Travis Kalanick appointed Founder & former CEO (Uber, 2009-2017)