Factbox: Uber's partnerships and investments in self-driving technology
19/03/2026 18:01
March 19 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies UBER.N has amassed partnerships with nearly two dozen autonomous vehicle technology companies across every use case, from robotaxis and trucking to sidewalk delivery robots and drones. The company has also launched Uber Autonomous Solutions, a comprehensive suite of services aimed at helping partners commercialize autonomous vehicles. Below is a list of Uber's key autonomous driving partnerships and investments:
| Partner | Partnership Nature | Investment | Key Markets/Deployment |
| Rivian RIVN.O | To deploy and operate Rivian-made autonomous robotaxis exclusively on Uber's platform | Uber plans investment of up to $1.25 billion in Rivian | Initial launch cities are San Francisco and Miami, with plans to deploy robotaxis across 25 cities in the U.S., Canada and Europe by the end of 2031, contingent upon the achievement of milestones |
| Alphabet's GOOGL.O Waymo | Multi-year robotaxi partnership; Waymo vehicles integrated into Uber app | Undisclosed | Austin, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia, available only on the Uber app, began in early 2025. Uber and Waymo have a shared robotaxi service in Atlanta and Austin |
| WeRide WRD.O | WeRide's robotaxi services are available through the Uber app, and Uber or local third-party partners are responsible for fleet operations | Uber has backed WeRide (amount undisclosed) | Robotaxi deployments expected in cities including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh |
| Wayve | Uber and Wayve are working with automakers to use Wayve's AI in vehicles, with plans to bring Wayve-powered self-driving vehicles placed on the Uber network | Uber agreed to make a strategic investment in Wayve as an extension of the company's previously announced Series C fundraising round. (Amount undisclosed) | Uber announced plans to add self-driving Nissan Leaf EVs 7201.T to its network in Tokyo, powered by Wayve |
| Nuro and Lucid Group LCID.O | Three-way robotaxi program created exclusively for the Uber platform. | Uber has said it will invest $300 million in Lucid, while the ride-hailing company has not disclosed its investment in Nuro. | Uber plans to deploy the Lucid-Nuro robotaxis across dozens of markets globally, with an initial launch expected in San Francisco. The first Lucid-Nuro robotaxi prototype is already operating autonomously on a closed circuit at Nuro's Las Vegas proving grounds |
| Avride | Commercial robotaxi and delivery robot partnership. | Avride secured strategic investments and commercial commitments totaling up to $375 million from Uber and Nebius Group NBIS.O. | Avride's delivery robots are already operating on the Uber Eats platform, fulfilling orders for hundreds of restaurants in Jersey City, Austin, and Dallas |
| Nvidia NVDA.O | Nvidia and Uber are working on a robotaxi data factory, powered by the Nvidia Cosmos platform for physical AI. | No equity investment disclosed; operational and infrastructure collaboration. | Uber will begin rolling out a fleet of Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2027. The service will eventually expand to 28 cities across four continents |
| Motional | Robotaxi service | Undisclosed | Uber's tie-up with Motional will allow Las Vegas users on its app to hail a driverless electric vehicle at no extra cost |
| Waabi, Pony.ai, Momenta, Baidu 9888.HK | Deals ranging from robotaxi deployment, software integration and platform distribution | Undisclosed | Various international markets |
| Stellantis | Stellantis will deliver 5,000 vehicles to integrate Nvidia's autonomous driving software and Uber's ride-hailing operations | Undisclosed | Production is expected to begin in 2028 with Uber deploying the vehicles in select cities worldwide after initial operations begin in the United States |
| May Mobility | Multi-year deal for scaling self-driving vehicle deployment | Undisclosed | May Mobility will deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles on Uber's platform across U.S. cities. It started with Arlington, Texas |
| Volkswagen | Vehicle supply partnership | Undisclosed | Volkswagen will supply thousands of electric vans in a collaboration agreement with Uber |
| Aurora Innovation AUR.O | Long-term partnership; autonomous trucking | Uber sold ATG stake to Aurora | U.S. freight corridors |