Uber introduced Friday one more autonomous car partnership because it leverages its dominant ride-hail and supply place whereas counting on companions to produce the self-driving tech it isn’t constructing in-house. In the present day, the fortunate startup is Chinese language self-driving agency Momenta.
The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Could Mobility to its roster of AV collaborators, which additionally contains Volkswagen, Waymo, Wayve, WeRide and plenty of others.
Uber mentioned it might add Momenta’s robotaxis to the app beginning in Europe in early 2026, with security operators onboard.
Momenta CEO Xudong Cao mentioned the partnership “completes the important thing ecosystem wanted to scale autonomous driving globally.”
The plethora of offers on Uber’s finish — which span into trucking and supply — come as the corporate might count on to face potential competitors from Tesla, which plans to launch its first robotaxi service in Austin this summer time. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised that each one Tesla autos will someday — with a mere software program replace — flip into absolutely self-driving autos for use for ride-hail.
Uber as soon as had its personal self-driving unit however offered the division to Aurora Innovation in 2020.
