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Overview
Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) was Uber's autonomous vehicle R&D division, established in 2015 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. ATG developed self-driving technology using Volvo XC90 platforms and operated test fleets in Pittsburgh, Tempe, San Francisco, and Toronto. In March 2018, an ATG test vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona — the first pedestrian fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. ATG was acquired by Aurora Innovation in December 2020 for approximately $4 billion.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Incidents affecting Uber ATG (1)
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.
Recent coverage
Uber ATG in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Aurora Innovationfull acquisition
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedMar 18, 2018
Uber ATG self-driving test vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe,...
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Common questions
- What is Uber ATG?
- Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) was Uber's autonomous vehicle R&D division, established in 2015 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. ATG developed self-driving technology using Volvo XC90 platforms and operated test fleets in Pittsburgh, Tempe, San Francisco, and Toronto. In March 2018, an ATG test vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona — the first pedestrian fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. ATG was acquired by Aurora Innovation in December 2020 for approximately $4 billion.
- What does Uber ATG make?
- Uber ATG has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Uber ATG Self-Driving Vehicle (Volvo XC90) (Uber ATG builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Is Uber ATG publicly traded?
- Uber ATG is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Aurora on the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Uber ATG?
- Uber ATG has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Aurora (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).
- Who owns Uber ATG?
- Uber ATG is owned by Aurora, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Uber ATG operate robots?
- Uber ATG is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Uber ATG a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Uber ATG ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Are there any incidents involving Uber ATG?
- 1 active incident involving Uber ATG is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Uber ATG safe?
- Uber ATG has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Mar 2018. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Uber ATG.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Uber ATG from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Uber shifts strategy and invests over $10 billion in autonomous vehicles - Межа. Новини України.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era - TechCrunch
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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber everywhere, all at once - TechCrunch
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Uber scales robotaxi strategy with $1.25bn Rivian deal - Zag Daily
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Buyer of Uber's Self-Driving Business Targets Autonomous Trucks - Heavy Duty Trucking
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Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber - TechCrunch
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Waabi raises $1 billion: 25,000 robotaxis planned for Uber - trendingtopics.eu
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At CES 2025, Uber teams up with Nvidia to scale autonomous driving faster - TechCrunch
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Driving autonomous forward - Uber
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiT0FVX3lxTE5hUHk2d2xJQUdSbFh0U2J1WEwtUTZWWXZFVzc0OGJBMjF4aTVjQVZib05Ka1d4dGxjZENfRkRVZllGeTJ4T1JqWXVnTjZ1SlE?oc=5"…
NTSB Investigation Into Deadly Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Reveals Lax Attitude Toward Safety - IEEE Spectrum
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Uber, After Years of Trying, Is Handing Off Its Self-Driving Car Project (Published 2020) - The New York Times
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Uber sells self-driving unit to Aurora, ending a tumultuous era - The Robot Report
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/uber-atg.md
- RSS feed: /companies/uber-atg/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a69621a1-c096-447f-a676-d74993d3582c
- Revision history: /companies/uber-atg/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Uber ATG draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 22, 2026