Uber and Rivian Announce Wide-Ranging Robotaxi Plan

Uber and Rivian Announce Wide-Ranging Robotaxi Plan

Five years from now, could the rideshare vehicle that you hail on the streets of a major U.S. city be operated entirely by software? If a new arrangement between Uber and Rivian goes according to plan, that might well be the new reality on the ground. The EV manufacturer and the rideshare company announced this week a plan to collaborate on 10,000 autonomous vehicles that would be accessible via Uber’s platform.The arrangement also leaves plenty…

Uber is betting $1.25 billion on Rivian to win the robotaxi race

The partners plan to deploy up to 50,000 autonomous R2 vehicles across 25 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe by 2031 — exclusively on Uber's platform

Uber to buy up to 50,000 robotaxis from Rivian by 2030

The agreement includes an upfront purchase of 10,000 Rivian vehicles, with an option for 40,000 more. Uber previously committed to buy up to 20,000 autonomous vehicles from Lucid.

Tesla's Robotaxi Ambition Faces A New Threat: A 50,000-Vehicle Alliance

Tesla, Inc. has spent years selling the robotaxi ambition. Now, that ambition is facing something more tangible—a 50,000-vehicle deployment plan backed by Rivian Automotive, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc. Common Stock . This isn’t another prototype or pilot. It’s scale. Rivian and Uber say they plan to roll out up to 50,000 R2 robotaxis across [...]