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Uber taps Yandex spinout Avride for autonomous delivery and ride-hail partnership
Uber is not done snatching up autonomous vehicle partnerships. The ride-hail and delivery giant on Thursday announced a multi-year deal with Yandex
In the next few weeks, Uber Eats customers in downtown Austin will be able to have their food delivered via one of Avride’s robots, with Dallas and Jersey City launching later in 2024. Avride is based in Austin, where it’s already making commercial deliveries in Mueller, a 700-acre planned community, for local restaurants like Rebel Cheese, Colleen’s Kitchen, and Xian Sushi & Noodle. The company says it is testing a fleet of autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5s on public roads with a safety driver in the front seat in both Austin and Seoul.
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