US EditionUber Announces Partnership to Bring Robotaxis to Europe in 2026
- Uber announced on May 2, 2025, a partnership with Chinese startup Momenta to bring robotaxi services to Europe starting in early 2026.
- This move follows Uber's 2020 sale of its self-driving division to Aurora Innovation and its broader strategy to rely on partners for autonomous technology.
- The collaboration merges Uber's global ridesharing infrastructure with Momenta's AI-first autonomous driving technology to offer safe, efficient robotaxis with onboard safety operators.
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted that the partnership combines Uber’s extensive experience in ridesharing worldwide with Momenta’s advanced AI-driven autonomous vehicle technology, while Momenta CEO Xudong Cao described the agreement as a significant achievement.
- This partnership marks Uber's first major international autonomous vehicle deployment outside the US and China and signals intensified competition in the robotaxi market.
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Uber wants to drive around Europe with self-driving taxis
Uber plans to offer self-driving taxis on its platform in Europe next year. The American taxi service has announced a partnership for the development of the robotaxis with China's Momenta, a developer of autonomous driving technologies.
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Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) shares gained on Friday after the ride-hailing giant unveiled a major international push into autonomous mobility through a new alliance with self-driving tech firm Momenta. The two companies announced a strategic collaboration aimed at deploying autonomous vehicles on Uber's platform across select global markets—excluding the United States and China—beginning in Europe by early 2026, Benzinga reports. Under t…
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