Deployment
Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) at Austin
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.
Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) by Avride · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Operator: Avride, integrated into Uber ride-hailing. Avride-equipped Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis operate in Austin, Texas (where Avride is headquartered and autonomous vehicles have operated since 2023). Part of the same Uber-partnered robotaxi service as Dallas; included in the scope of the May 2026 NHTSA investigation (16 crashes across Dallas and Austin).
Key facts
- Supervision
- In-vehicle safety operator present
- Vehicle
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 (Avride ADS)
- Platform
- Uber ride-hailing
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Model
- Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)
- Company
- Avride
- Location
- Austin
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2025-12-01
- ID
9d5d2917-f52e-4fc9-98c4-f0fff85b7890
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (2)
- Avride robotaxi crashes in Dallas AND Austin · https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/uber-partner-avride-faces-nhtsa-probe-after-16-robotaxis-crashes-in-texas/cZX2wLERegn · 2026-05-08
- Avride Austin-based; AVs in Austin since 2023; crashes in Austin and Dallas · https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/robotaxi-crashes-in-dallas-under-scrutiny-with-nhtsa-investigation-40674744/ · 2026-05-12
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