Uber Technologies Inc. said: It plans to “significantly expand” its robotaxis and autonomous delivery fleets through partnerships with chipmaker NVIDIA, automaker Stellantis, and a host of self-driving technology providers, the companies said this week.
Uber and NVIDIA are working together to support a broad global Tier 4 ecosystem – including Aurora, Avride, May Mobility, Momenta, Motional, Nuro, Pony.ai, Waabi, Wayve and WeRide – to advance autonomy across passenger mobility, trucking and delivery.
As part of this effort, Stellantis will be among the first OEMs to deliver at least 5,000 NVIDIA-DRIVE-powered L4 vehicles to Uber for robo-taxi operations in the U.S. and internationally. Uber will oversee overall fleet operations, including remote assistance, charging, cleaning, maintenance, and customer support.
“Robotaxis mark the beginning of a global transformation in mobility – making transportation safer, cleaner and more efficient,” said Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Together with Uber, we are creating a framework for the entire industry to deploy autonomous fleets at scale, powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure. What was once science fiction is quickly becoming everyday reality.”
