Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it
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Uber's AV empire partnerships provide deep insight into autonomous vehicle industry strategy and infrastructure.
Summary
Uber has partnered with or invested in over 30 autonomous vehicle companies globally since 2024, pivoting from its failed in-house AV development to a platform strategy. Key partners include Aurora (19.7% equity stake, autonomous trucking on Uber Freight), Autobrains (robotaxi launch in Munich using agentic AI on Nvidia Drive Hyperion), and Avomo (fleet operations for Waymo in Austin and WeRide in Madrid). This marks a strategic shift from building AVs to orchestrating a multi-partner robotaxi and autonomous freight network.