Uber commits over $2 billion to robotaxi partnerships as Tesla and Waymo race ahead

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Uber has committed more than $2 billion in contingent autonomy capital to secure robotaxi supply, far outpacing the spending of car-building rivals Tesla and Waymo. The ride-hailing giant invested close to $500 million in self-driving startup Nuro, with additional performance-linked capital tied to milestones including driverless testing later this year and paid passenger pickups before year-end. Uber also invested $500 million in Lucid Group and committed up to $1.25 billion to Rivian through 2031, alongside partnerships with Baidu, Wayve, Waymo, and a Munich project with Nvidia. Meanwhile, Waymo now serves over 500,000 paid rides per week across 11 U.S. cities and is targeting 1 million weekly rides by year-end, while Tesla operates roughly 20 unsupervised robotaxi vehicles in Texas with Cybercab production just beginning. The spending spree reflects Uber's need to lock in alternatives as Waymo increasingly goes direct to consumers, threatening Uber's aggregation model.

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Robotics & Physical AI▲ · 5 stocks
Uber Technologies Inc
UBER
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Uber commits over $2 billion in contingent autonomy capital to secure robotaxi supply, a major strategic investment.

Baidu Inc
9888
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Uber partners with Baidu for robotaxi supply, boosting demand for Baidu's autonomous driving services.

Electrification & Mobility▲ · 3 stocks
Rivian Automotive Inc
RIVN
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Uber committed up to $1.25 billion to Rivian through 2031 for robotaxi supply, driving demand for Rivian's vehicles.

Lucid Group Inc
LCID
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Uber invested $500 million in Lucid, securing robotaxi supply and boosting demand for Lucid's vehicles.

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Nuro, Inc.Private▲ Positive
Capitalrelevance

Uber invested close to $500 million in Nuro, with performance-linked milestones, providing capital for Nuro's development.

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