Baidu, Inc., HKEX, and Uber Technologies, Inc., in partnership with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), today announced the next phase of their global partnership, bringing the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service to the Uber platform in Dubai. Expected to launch in the coming month, the fully autonomous vehicles will be available via the Uber […]

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WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company, and Uber Technologies, Inc., the mobility and delivery technology platform, announced a strategic partnership to bring WeRide’s autonomous vehicles onto the Uber platform, beginning in the United Arab Emirates. The partnership is expected to launch first in Abu Dhabi later this year. A dedicated number of WeRide vehicles will […]

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British electric car start-up Arrival has unveiled the final design of its first bespoke passenger car, which it has developed in collaboration with Uber. Simply called Arrival Car, the electric car will be road tested from the new year after being developed from scratch in just six months. It will play a crucial role in […]

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Since its founding in 2014, Zoox has been known for its technical chops, its secretiveness, and its sky-high ambition. It has stuck to its plan to design a robotaxi from the ground up—and operate a ride-hail service. In 2018, it showed off its prototype vehicles, which look like sensor-laden golf carts on steroids. The company […]

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This April, starting in Atlanta, Uber will introduce what it calls a “new omnipresent advertising network that cuts through the clutter with street-level engagement.” In other words, it plans to blast ads at passersby with digital screens atop its drivers’ cars. With the move, dubbed Uber OOH—short for out-of-home, the term for advertising that includes […]

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles has just released its revised regulations governing the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads. After a 15-day public comment period, those rules will be submitted to the state government, which will then begin enforcing them sometime in the middle of 2018.

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