Uber Technologies has announced that Dallas riders can now be matched with Avride robotaxis, unlocking a new way to ride with Uber.
The service will be available throughout 23km2 of Dallas – from Downtown to Uptown to Turtle Creek to Deep Ellum – with plans to expand the operating territory in the future. It comes at no additional cost.
Avride vehicles are designed to operate as fully autonomous robotaxis. At launch, an onboard specialist will be monitoring behind the wheel, before fully driverless operations (with no human behind the wheel) begin.
“We’re excited to launch autonomous rides in Dallas with Avride, as we continue to build toward an increasingly electric and autonomous future,” said Sarfraz Maredia, global head of autonomous at Uber. “With the world’s largest hybrid network, we’re proving how AVs and drivers can work side by side to make transportation more convenient, sustainable and affordable for people everywhere.”
“Robotaxis are what we’ve been building from day one, and we’re excited to begin introducing them in Dallas, with our partners at Uber,” added Dmitry Polishchuk, CEO at Avride. “Building on the success of our autonomous delivery partnership, we’re now expanding our collaboration with Uber and bringing our core technology to passenger mobility, laying the groundwork for scalable autonomous transportation.”
In related news, Wayve’s GAIA-3 generative world model now available for autonomous driving validation