Uber Buys Data Labeling Startup in Push to Sell AI Services

Uber Buys Data Labeling Startup in Push to Sell AI Services

Uber Technologies Inc. has bought Belgian startup Segments.ai as the ride-hailing company seeks to expand its nascent data-labeling business.

Uber acquihires Belgian data labeling startup Segments.ai to expand its lidar data labeling capabilities; its founders and staff will join Uber AI Solutions

Uber Acquires Segments.ai to Advance AI in Autonomous Driving

Uber’s Strategic Move into AI Data Labeling Uber Technologies Inc. has made a significant acquisition by purchasing Segments.ai, a Belgian startup specializing in data labeling for autonomous driving and robotics. This move, announced on Thursday, underscores Uber’s ambition to bolster its AI capabilities beyond ride-hailing. According to details from The Information, the deal aims to enhance Uber’s software for labeling lidar data, a critical c…

Uber Acquires Segments.ai to Grow Data Labeling Business

Uber has acquired Segments.ai, a multi-sensor labeling platform for robotics and autonomous driving, the two companies said Thursday (Oct. 2) in separate posts on LinkedIn. In its post, Uber AI Solutions, Uber’s AI data services business, said that the acquisition is part of its commitment to building its lidar and multi-sensor data annotation capabilities. The company said it has been working in this area for nearly a decade to use la…