twintornados Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-03-19/uber-to-invest-up-to-1-25-billion-in-rivian-as-part-of-robotaxi-deal Quote R2 robotaxis will be available exclusively on Uber's platform, starting with San Francisco and Miami, the companies said, adding that Uber has the option to buy up to 40,000 more beginning in 2030. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Meanwhile...... https://landline.media/waymo-driverless-vehicle-has-close-call-with-train/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, akirby said: Meanwhile...... https://landline.media/waymo-driverless-vehicle-has-close-call-with-train/ We'll see if Rivian's tech is any better than Waymos..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Interesting development. Well, guess it answers where they'll get more funding from. I've seen a few reviews of the R2, and my brother actually got to sit in one last week. It looks like a good product, I hope it does well. Edited March 19 by rmc523 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan20 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, twintornados said: We'll see if Rivian's tech is any better than Waymos..... In 2018, Uber (Rivian's new partner) made history as the company responsible for the first recorded case of a pedestrian fatality involving a self-driving car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 More about this deal... How Uber’s Rivian R2 Deal Could Reshape Robotaxis Under a new deal, Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, tied to a plan to deploy as many as 50,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis that would run exclusively on the Uber platform. The rollout starts with 10,000 R2 robotaxis targeted for 2028 in San Francisco and Miami, then ramps up to roughly 25 cities across the US, Canada, and Europe by 2031. For Rivian, the R2 is still a mainstream compact SUV that slots below the R1T pickup and R1S SUV, but this agreement gives it a split personality: a family-size EV in your driveway that shares its hardware and software with a high-mileage robotaxi tuned for strict autonomy, uptime, and fleet economics. ... Rivian’s software and autonomy plan comes in steps. The company is targeting point-to-point assisted driving by late 2026, an interim “Autonomy+” stage, Level 3 eyes-off highway capability around 2027, then Level 4 robotaxi service beginning in 2028. Robotaxi-spec R2s are expected to run extra cameras, added radar, likely lidar, and more onboard compute than the consumer versions, paired with redundant steering and braking so the system can ride out component failures without needing a human to grab the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorpsychology Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, rmc523 said: More about this deal... How Uber’s Rivian R2 Deal Could Reshape Robotaxis Under a new deal, Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, tied to a plan to deploy as many as 50,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis that would run exclusively on the Uber platform. The rollout starts with 10,000 R2 robotaxis targeted for 2028 in San Francisco and Miami, then ramps up to roughly 25 cities across the US, Canada, and Europe by 2031. For Rivian, the R2 is still a mainstream compact SUV that slots below the R1T pickup and R1S SUV, but this agreement gives it a split personality: a family-size EV in your driveway that shares its hardware and software with a high-mileage robotaxi tuned for strict autonomy, uptime, and fleet economics. ... Rivian’s software and autonomy plan comes in steps. The company is targeting point-to-point assisted driving by late 2026, an interim “Autonomy+” stage, Level 3 eyes-off highway capability around 2027, then Level 4 robotaxi service beginning in 2028. Robotaxi-spec R2s are expected to run extra cameras, added radar, likely lidar, and more onboard compute than the consumer versions, paired with redundant steering and braking so the system can ride out component failures without needing a human to grab the wheel. But...Who do you tip?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, Motorpsychology said: But...Who do you tip?? Don't worry, I'm sure it'll still ask for a tip, with how everything asks for a tip these days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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