Robot model
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.
Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) is an av robot built by · Documented in 3 deployments across Jersey City, Austin, and Dallas.
- Form factor
- av
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- Deployments
- 3
- ID
ea6e1e0c-2941-46e1-858d-3e95ec7482d7
Specs
- platform
- integrated into Uber ride-hailing app
- supervision
- in-vehicle safety operator present
- base_vehicle
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 (fully electric)
Recent deployments (3)
Incidents affecting Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) (2)
- NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin2026-05-06 · Regulatory action
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Sources (2)
- Avride ADS-equipped Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis, public passenger rides on Uber in Dallas · https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/uber-partner-avride-faces-nhtsa-probe-after-16-robotaxis-crashes-in-texas/cZX2wLERegn · 2026-05-08
- Ioniq 5, safety operators, most crashes below 20 mph · https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/robotaxi-operator-under-investigation-for-crashes-in-dallas/4023503/ · 2026-05-12
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