Uber is back on autonomous vehicles. The ride-sharing and food delivery company announced it has signed a 10-year deal with Motional to provide Uber with self-driving vehicles for its services. Both expect the first trips to take place before the end of the year.
“This agreement will be instrumental in the widespread adoption of robotaxis,” said Karl Iagnemma, President and CEO of Motional. The partnership will provide Motional with access to key information from Uber that will help the media company “strategically deploy” its vehicles.
The insights Motional will get from Uber will help reduce unnecessary miles traveled and vehicle downtime. This should lead to improved services for customers, reduced weighing times and lower costs. This will ensure that vehicles spend the most time generating income.
This is not the first partnership between Uber and Motional. In May, Motional began delivering Uber Eats orders in Santa Monica, Calif., with its Hyundai Ioniq 5 self-driving crossovers. The two designed the pilot program to study how customers interacted with the technology, and it was “good welcomed” by customers, according to Motional, which has expanded the service to other restaurants. The new 10-year deal allows them to expand self-driving Uber Eats deliveries to other cities.
Uber previously researched self-driving vehicles, but it sold the division in 2020, three years after one. Motional is a joint venture between Aptiv and Hyundai, which is why the company uses Hyundai crossovers for most of its fleet. It’s unclear where the two will expand the service first, as states have varying requirements for self-driving vehicles.
“The scope of this partnership shows the important role shared autonomous vehicles will play in the future of transportation and in Uber’s strategy to be the global platform to help you get anywhere and get anywhere. anything,” said Noah Zych, Uber’s global head of autonomous vehicles. mobility and delivery.
Autonomous vehicles are a long-promised technology that has struggled to be relevant. These vehicles face considerable hurdles before a computer drives everyone, but it’s a step towards that future.
Uber is back on autonomous vehicles. The ride-sharing and food delivery company announced it has signed a 10-year deal with Motional to provide Uber with self-driving vehicles for its services. Both expect the first trips to take place before the end of the year.
“This agreement will be instrumental in the widespread adoption of robotaxis,” said Karl Iagnemma, President and CEO of Motional. The partnership will provide Motional with access to key information from Uber that will help the media company “strategically deploy” its vehicles.
The insights Motional will get from Uber will help reduce unnecessary miles traveled and vehicle downtime. This should lead to improved services for customers, reduced weighing times and lower costs. This will ensure that vehicles spend the most time generating income.
This is not the first partnership between Uber and Motional. In May, Motional began delivering Uber Eats orders in Santa Monica, Calif., with its Hyundai Ioniq 5 self-driving crossovers. The two designed the pilot program to study how customers interacted with the technology, and it was “good welcomed” by customers, according to Motional, which has expanded the service to other restaurants. The new 10-year deal allows them to expand self-driving Uber Eats deliveries to other cities.
Uber previously researched self-driving vehicles, but it sold the division in 2020, three years after one. Motional is a joint venture between Aptiv and Hyundai, which is why the company uses Hyundai crossovers for most of its fleet. It’s unclear where the two will expand the service first, as states have varying requirements for self-driving vehicles.
“The scope of this partnership shows the important role shared autonomous vehicles will play in the future of transportation and in Uber’s strategy to be the global platform to help you get anywhere and get anywhere. anything,” said Noah Zych, Uber’s global head of autonomous vehicles. mobility and delivery.
Autonomous vehicles are a long-promised technology that has struggled to be relevant. These vehicles face considerable hurdles before a computer drives everyone, but it’s a step towards that future.