Uber launched pilot meals supply companies with autonomous automobiles in two California cities.
Uber Technologies Inc on Monday stated it launched pilot meals supply companies with autonomous automobiles in two California cities, and stated it was including electrical automobile charging stations into its international driver app.
The bulletins are a part of Uber’s annual product occasion the place the ride-hail and meals supply firm showcases the newest updates to its app.
Uber introduced a meals supply service utilizing autonomous vehicles, and a separate pilot utilizing sidewalk robots. Both companies can be found to Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica and West Hollywood in California, and shoppers could have the flexibility to choose out of the packages.
The autonomous automotive pilot is in collaboration with Motional, the self-driving three way partnership of Hyundai Motor Co and Aptiv PLC, and was initially introduced in December. It launched on Monday, Uber and Motional stated.
Uber stated the sidewalk robots are supplied by Serve Robotics, a spin-off of supply firm Postmates, which Uber acquired in 2020.
The automobiles in each companies are actively monitored by human operators, Uber stated, including that “it will be some time before this technology is operated at scale.”
Self-driving corporations have repeatedly pushed out timelines to offer actually driverless journeys at scale, with only some restricted absolutely autonomous packages out there throughout the US
Uber on Monday additionally stated it was launching a map of electrical automobile charging stations in its driver app within the US this summer time, and later worldwide, in an effort to advertise drivers switching to a battery-powered automobile.
Uber, which goals to have solely electrical automobiles on its platform within the United States, Canada and Europe by 2030, stated charging was certainly one of drivers’ greatest obstacles to switching to EVs.
The firm additionally stated it was launching an choice this summer time to lease social gathering and coach buses, and passenger vans by its US app in collaboration with rental service US Coachways.
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