Uber has launched Uber Autonomous Solutions, a set of services that help partners build and launch self-driving vehicles in different countries. This goes beyond just giving access to Uber’s marketplace; it also provides the tools needed to make autonomous cars work efficiently and cost-effectively.
Uber Autonomous Solutions focuses on three key areas: infrastructure, user experience, and fleet management.
Infrastructure Solutions
Autonomous cars need the right infrastructure to operate. Uber provides the digital and physical support, like data, maps, regulatory help, and funding, to help partners deploy self-driving cars smoothly and at a larger scale.
- AV 2.0 Training Data: Uber has thousands of cars collecting data across many cities, which helps partners train their self-driving cars faster.
- Data-Enriched Mapping: Uber’s maps, based on billions of trips, help self-driving cars navigate more accurately, whether it’s avoiding traffic or responding to weather conditions.
- Complex Venue and Event Management: Uber has special data to manage trips at busy places like airports and stadiums, making rides smoother for passengers.
- Regulatory Support: Uber’s global teams help navigate local rules and regulations, which is key to launching autonomous technology in new areas.
- Fleet Financing: Uber’s scale helps partners finance more self-driving cars, bringing them to the market faster.
Executive Statement
According to Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, autonomous technology has remarkable potential to make transportation safer and more affordable. Innovation in autonomy is moving quickly, but meaningful commercialization will take much longer. For more than a decade, Uber has helped set the standard for on-demand mobility and built the capabilities that make ‘push a button and get a ride’ work at global scale. With Uber Autonomous Solutions, they are xternalizing these hard-won competencies for our partners.