uber revive self-driving taxi dream
Uber Revives Self-Driving Taxi Dreams, Plans to Start This Year
Uber Technologies Inc. inked a deal with Motional Inc. to offer driverless deliveries and rides, rekindling its vision of a self-driving taxi fleet nearly two years after it sold its autonomous vehicle division. The San Francisco-based company is partnering with Motional, which is an autonomous driving joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co. and Aptiv Plc. The 10-year deal will pair Motional's all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxis with Uber's ride-hailing and delivery platform, the companies said in a statement Oct. 6. They did not disclose financial terms. "This agreement will be instrumental to the wide scale adoption of robotaxis," Motional Chief Executive Officer Karl Iagnemma said in a statement.
Country:
- North America > United States > California > San Francisco County > San Francisco (0.28)
- North America > United States > Texas > Travis County > Austin (0.06)
- North America > United States > Nevada > Clark County > Las Vegas (0.06)
- (2 more...)
Industry:
- Transportation > Passenger (1.00)
- Transportation > Ground > Road (1.00)
- Information Technology > Robotics & Automation (1.00)
- Automobiles & Trucks (1.00)