{"id":4114,"date":"2026-03-19T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:07:16","slug":"uber-seals-a-deal-worth-up-to-1-25-billion-dollars-with-rivian-to-launch-self-driving-r2-robotaxis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"Uber Seals a Deal Worth Up to $1.25 Billion Dollars With Rivian to Launch Self-Driving R2 Robotaxis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19102216\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg\" alt=\"Uber Rivian Partnership R2 Robotaxi\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>Uber made a significant foray into the autonomous transportation world today by announcing that they are working with Rivian to convert thousands of their upcoming R2 vehicles into completely driverless robotaxis. The purchase is a game changer for both businesses, putting the two on a multi-year collision course that will give Uber a substantial leg up toward a driverless fleet and provide Rivian a major commercial customer for a vehicle it\u2019s been building for autonomy from day one.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-238061\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"AI Supercomputer SUV | Rivian R2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Men2SFGzTig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"AI Supercomputer SUV | Rivian R2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Men2SFGzTig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nUber is investing up to $1.25 billion in Rivian over the next seven years, but they will not hand over cash until the regulatory go-ahead is given, with $300 million going directly to Rivian the instant the green light is given. There is a catch\u2026Uber will only pay if Rivian can back up its claims about how reliable its self-driving technology is in real-world traffic. In exchange, Uber or its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 fully autonomous R2 vehicles outright, with an additional 40,000 coming online by 2030 if everything goes as planned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0FMS9GZ4P\" data-aawp-product-id=\"226792\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"LEGO City Yellow Taxi Car Building Toy for Kids - Pretend Play Set for Boys &amp; Girls Ages 5+ - Toy Car W\/Taxi Driver &amp; Tourist Minifigures - Gift Idea for Birthdays - 60487\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/511ySwbpbuL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO City Yellow Taxi Car Building Toy for Kids - Pretend Play Set for Boys &amp; Girls, Ages 5+ - Toy Car...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            LEGO City Yellow Taxi Car Building Toy for Kids &#8211; Pretend Play Set for Boys &amp; Girls, Ages 5+ &#8211; Toy Car&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>TOY CAR FOR KIDS \u2013 Kids can hop in for exciting city adventures with the LEGO City Taxi (60487) building toy for kids ages 5 years old and up<\/li>\n<li>WHAT&#8217;S IN THE BOX \u2013 Includes everything kids need to build a yellow electric taxi cab, complete with printed stickers and cab driver and tourist&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>PRETEND PLAY POSSIBILITIES \u2013 Kids can open the trunk to store luggage, lift the hood to access the toy electric motor and remove the roof to seat&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThe self-driving robotaxi\u2019s first deliveries are planned in 2028, but commercial rides, including those booked through the Uber app, will not begin until trials in San Francisco and Miami are done. Deployment should be underway in at least 25 cities throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe by the end of 2031, or at least that\u2019s the idea.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rivian Autonomy. Now I can get used to this.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GsGlTwZu-gQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Rivian Autonomy. Now I can get used to this.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GsGlTwZu-gQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nThe R2 was created from start with complete autonomy in mind. It has 11 high-resolution cameras that can capture 65 megapixel images, 5 radar units, a lidar scanner, and two bespoke chips capable of 1,600 trillion operations per second. However, what truly distinguishes this system is its learning ability. Existing Rivian owners feed real-world driving data back into the system, effectively creating a data flywheel, a never-ending improvement loop that serves as the foundation for the R2\u2019s level 4 autonomy, a world in which a safety driver is simply not an option.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19104205\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Uber Rivian Partnership R2 Robotaxi\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>RJ Scaringe, Rivian founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, is pumped about the cooperation. He believes it will help them accelerate the development of one of the safest and most convenient self-driving platforms available. Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber\u2019s CEO, is singing from the same hymn sheet. He claims Rivian has all the ingredients, including a vehicle created from the ground up, the necessary computational technology and software, and the fact that manufacture and parts supply are all in the United States, which sealed the deal for him.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Uber Seals a Deal Worth Up to $1.25 Billion Dollars With Rivian to Launch Self-Driving R2 Robotaxis<br \/>\n<br \/>#Uber #Seals #Deal #Worth #Billion #Dollars #Rivian #Launch #SelfDriving #Robotaxis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber made a significant foray into the autonomous transportation world today by announcing that they&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[123,413,4052,775,3338,4054,4051,4053,27,2633],"class_list":["post-4114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-billion","tag-deal","tag-dollars","tag-launch","tag-rivian","tag-robotaxis","tag-seals","tag-selfdriving","tag-uber","tag-worth"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg",960,640,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg",640,427,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg",960,640,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg",960,640,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi.jpg",960,640,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-rivian-partnership-r2-robotaxi-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}