Uber offers robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
Uber users in Las Vegas can now drive fully autonomous cars, as the ride-hailing app on Wednesday began a partnership with Motional, a driverless technology company.
Visitors to Las Vegas are now offered rides by robotaxi Hyundai IONIQ 5, an all-electric SUV developed by Motional, a Venture between the Korean auto giant and Aptiv, an automotive technology company.
Las Vegas test program As the first step in 10 years of launching Motional’s partnership with Uber, the next plan is to expand to Los Angeles.
In fact, Uber users in Las Vegas will be asked to opt in to a self-driving ride when they tap the app to ride.
As part of the pilot program, the vehicles will be manned, “to lay the groundwork” for a fully driverless service, which is expected to begin in 2023, a statement said.
In May, Uber and Motional tested a fully automated food delivery service in Los Angeles through Uber Eats, which the companies say has been successful.
Uber also signed a 10-year deal in September with Nuro, another autonomous vehicle specialist, to develop driverless food delivery services in Houston, Texas, and Mountain View, California.
Motional has also partnered with Lyft, Uber’s main rival in the US, and plans to launch in Las Vegas next year.
Uber’s partnership with Motional, announced in October, is a change of strategy for the company after previous attempts to develop its own self-driving technology failed.
Uber’s self-driving car aspirations took a hit when a test vehicle crashed and killed a pedestrian in 2018, with the company being accused by investigators of inadequate safety measures. enough.
It is also troubled by a lawsuit by Waymo, the former car unit of Google, alleging that Uber misappropriated trade secrets about autonomous technology.
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