Uber introduced Friday yet one more autonomous automobile 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. Today, the fortunate startup is Chinese self-driving agency Momenta.
The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor-based May Mobility to its roster of AV collaborators, which additionally consists of Volkswagen, Waymo, Wayve, WeRide and plenty of others.
Uber mentioned it will add Momenta’s robotaxis to the app beginning in Europe in early 2026, with security operators onboard.
Momenta CEO Xudong Cao mentioned the parternship “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 season. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised that every one Tesla automobiles will sooner or later — with a mere software program replace — flip into totally self-driving automobiles for use for ride-hail.
Uber as soon as had its personal self-driving unit, however offered the division to Aurora Innovation in 2020.
