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Uber Technologies and Nvidia announced on Monday that they will deploy a fleet of robotaxis powered by Nvidia's autonomous driving software for the ride-hailing network. The collaboration is set to begin in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2027 and expand to 28 cities worldwide by 2028.
Uber and Nvidia stated that the vehicles will run on the DRIVE Hyperion autonomous vehicle platform along with Alpamayo, an inference-based AI model to handle complex road scenarios.
The rollout will begin with data collection vehicles to train the system for city-specific driving conditions before moving on to driver-monitored launches and eventually fully driverless Level 4 operation.
The companies plan to expand the service to North America, Europe, Australia and Asia as part of a broader push to bring autonomous ride-hailing to market.
The collaboration with Nvidia fits into Uber's strategy of partnering in the autonomous vehicle industry rather than developing its own technologies.
The ride-hailing company has already signed an agreement with electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Group $LCID (+0%) and autonomous driving startup Nuro to deploy robotaxis built on Lucid vehicles and powered by Nuro's self-driving software on the Uber network.
Source: Reuters
