Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.58
March 19, 2016
Uber hat Berichten zufolge Einkaufen für eine Flotte von selbstfahrenden Autos in Deutschland (Uber has reportedly been shopping for a fleet of self-driving cars in Germany), according to Reuters. It is unclear whether the ride-hail company wants to purchase cars that are already self-driving or traditional cars with some autonomous features. Many German automakers, including Volkswagen’s Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, are working on their own autonomous vehicles. Earlier, Germany’s Manager Magazin reported that Uber had placed an order for 100,000 Mercedes S-Class series with Daimler, citing unnamed sources at both companies, but another source told Reuters that report was inaccurate.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.64
September 01, 2024
…deliver Shake Shack using Serve's autonomous delivery robots via Uber Eats. Customers who order from select Shake Shack restaurants in Los Angeles through Uber Eats may receive their order via Serve's autonomous robots. The partnership marks another step forward in the expansion of sidewalk robots on Uber Eats, which has been offering Serve's autonomous deliveries in Los Angeles since 2022. Serve Robotics, Shake Shack leaders excited about partnership The partnership is the latest in a line of moves from Serve Robotics with restaurants and delivery services. In July 2022, Serve partnered with robot pizza maker Piestro for delivery. “We are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.98
April 23, 2023
…a successful pilot of autonomous deliveries in Miami, Florida, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Cartken, an AI-powered robotics company, on Thursday announced an expansion of their partnership to include food deliveries via automated robots in Fairfax, Virginia. Uber Eats consumers at Mosaic District will have the opportunity to have orders delivered by Cartken’s self-driving robot. Uber and Cartken will begin operating with select merchants at Mosaic District, a shopping and dining district owned and operated by EDENS. At launch, merchants like Our Mom Eugenia, Pupatella, and RASA, will participate in the program. “Our team at Cartken is excited to further partner…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.98
May 30, 2017
Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the former head of its self-driving car project, according to The New York Times. Levandowski came to Uber after a long stint at Google, where he shepherded that company’s own self-driving car project before it was spun off into a standalone business called Waymo. Earlier this year, Waymo filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging that Levandowski stole some 14,000 documents from Waymo, and that the information became the technological basis for Uber’s self-driving cars. Levandowski had already stepped away from running Uber’s self-driving car project, with the company moving him to an operations role in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.63
December 19, 2022
Uber Freight and Volvo Autonomous Solutions, or V.A.S., have announced a multi-phase commercial and technology partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport solution on the Uber Freight network. Uber Freight will be one of V.A.S.’s first customers to pilot their hub-to-hub autonomous offering. As a part of the partnership, V.A.S. will offer autonomous freight capacity to Uber Freight shippers on select routes, starting in Texas. The news marks the beginning of a strategic partnership, which will leverage Uber Freight’s expansive network and V.A.S.’s autonomous transport solution, the companies said. Via the Uber Freight platform, shippers will be able to tap into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.75
September 09, 2022
Uber Technologies Inc. and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle company, today announced a multi-year partnership to use Nuro's autonomous, electric vehicles for food deliveries in the U.S. Uber Eats consumers will be able to order meals and goods delivered by Nuro's zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles, which run on public roads and are built specifically to carry food and other goods. The partnership will kick off this fall with deliveries in Houston and Mountain View, Calif. San Francisco-based Uber and Mountain View, Calif.-based Nuro said they plan to expand the service to the greater Bay Area. “Nuro and Uber share a vision…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.30
December 15, 2021
…underutilization and inefficient load procurement. Aurora Innovation Inc. and Uber Freight LLC today announced a multiphase commercial pilot to move freight in Texas and to explore integrating access to Uber Freight’s network within the Aurora Horizon trucking product suite. The companies said their combined offerings will enable carriers to maximize fleet usage, broaden opportunities to haul goods, and streamline supply chain operations. “The integration of Aurora Horizon into a digital marketplace like Uber Freight enhances its value to carriers by providing them with additional tools to increase asset utilization,” said Aurora. “It also gives shippers access to a larger pool…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.82
December 16, 2021
Motional Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. today announced a partnership to launch autonomous deliveries for Uber customers, starting in Santa Monica, Calif., in early 2022. Motional said its all-electric vehicles will deliver a curated set of meal kits from select restaurants on Uber Eats. The companies said their partnership is an industry first between an autonomous vehicle technology developer and an on-demand delivery provider. “Today, Motional enters the autonomous delivery market,” stated Karl Iagnemma, president and CEO of Motional. “We’re proud that our first delivery partner is Uber and are eager to begin using our trusted driverless technology to offer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.92
March 17, 2017
As reported by Jalopnik, Uber’s year hasn’t gone well. But it could get much worse, if it ends up on the losing side of a case filed by Google’s self-driving car project, Waymo. And the case, which alleges Uber’s autonomous driving system designs were created as the result of brazen theft by a former Waymo employee, doesn’t look good for Uber at all. Uber’s been roiled by one controversy after another - from allegations of sexual harassment, to video evidence of its CEO acting like a jerk, to the alleged use of a tool in the ride-hailing company’s app specifically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.24
December 05, 2022
Uber Freight has announced it has expanded its partnership with Aurora Innovation and has launched a new commercial lane for its autonomous trucks between Fort Worth, Tex. and El Paso, Tex. The new 600-mile line, which has been in use since October, was added to help Uber Freight's customers prepare for the holiday season. Uber Freight, which is the trucking subsidiary of Uber Technologies, said that delays and errors increase during this time of the year. Demand is so high that Uber and Aurora estimated that during peak season more than 1 billion packages are shipped in the U.S. To…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.70
April 26, 2017
The San-Francisco based transportation network known as Uber announced that it is partnering with the cities of Dallas and Dubai to transform flying cars from science fiction to science fact. The ride-sharing giant convened a three-day meet-up - called the Elevate Summit - featuring luminaries from aviation technology, venture capital, vehicle manufacturing and regulation, all with the express purpose of tackling flying cars. Focusing on what it calls vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, Uber is working with a handful of startups on the futuristic tech with backing from some very big names, like Google founder Larry Page, aerospace firm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.79
August 10, 2023
…Serve has established several commercial partnerships, including with Piestro, Uber Eats, and Pizza Hut. Robotics 24/7 named Serve Robotics as one of “10 Delivery Robot Companies to Watch in 2022.” Serve orders up funding, new owner Serve Robotics said it has raised a total of more than $56 million to date. Existing investors, including Uber Technologies Inc., NVIDIA Corp., and Wavemaker Partners, led the funding. New investors Mark Tompkins and Republic Deal Room also participated. Sarfraz Maredia, vice president of delivery and head of Americas at Uber, has joined Serve’s board, effective July 31. The transaction was sponsored by Montrose…
