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Starting Wednesday, Uber customers in Dallas will have a new option for driverless transportation. Ride-hailing service launches its partnership with robotaxi company Avride, so customers can take a taxi Self-driving car To reach their destination.
Riders who order UberX, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric may be paired with an Avride robo-taxi. The cost of a ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV) will be the same as a ride driven by a human. Customers will receive a notification each time they are matched with a robo-taxi, and can choose whether they want to accept the ride or switch to a standard, non-robot ride.
At launch, the service will be available across 9 square miles of Dallas. Uber plans to expand this service area in the coming months.
Uber’s service area with Avride in Dallas will cover 9 square miles at launch. The companies plan to expand in the near future.
To boost your chances of getting a self-driving car, go to the Uber app and tap account > Settings > Self-driving vehicles (under Ride Preferences), then tap the toggle button next to Get more independent travel.
When the robo-taxi arrives, you can unlock it and start the ride from the Uber app. You can also access human support through the app if any issue arises.
Avride’s vehicles are designed to be fully autonomous, but upon launch, a specialist will sit behind the wheel to monitor operations. Eventually, Uber and Avride plan to offer completely driverless rides.
Avride’s self-driving technology is Updated and modernized take on the all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5. This technology includes 13 cameras, five lidar devices and four radars.
“We are excited to launch self-driving rides in Dallas with Avride, as we continue to build toward an increasingly electric and autonomous future,” Sarfaraz Maredia, global head of autonomous mobility and delivery at Uber, said in a statement. “With the world’s largest hybrid network, we are proving how autonomous vehicles and drivers can work hand-in-hand to make transportation more convenient, sustainable and affordable for people everywhere.”
Uber has more than 20 self-driving car partnerships.
Expanding autonomous vehicle partnerships
Last year, Uber and Afried They announced their partnershipwhich includes bringing both robots and delivery robots to Uber and Uber Eats.
Uber launched its Avride curbside food delivery robots in Austin in November 2024, followed by Dallas. In February, the company expanded again to Jersey City. More cities on the list for 2026.
As part of the robotaxi partnership, Avride will manage its own fleet at launch, before Uber eventually takes over day-to-day operations such as cleaning, maintenance, inspection and shipping. From the beginning, Uber will be responsible for supporting riders, while Avride will oversee vehicle testing.
Afridi is just one of Many of Uber’s AV partnerships. The passenger transport company also cooperated with Waymo In Phoenix; atlanta; and Austin, Texas. They also offer self-drive tours Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Through its cooperation with WeRide. Late next year, Uber plans to start operating Self-driving partnership With self-driving car company Nuro and electric car maker Lucid Motors In the San Francisco Bay Area.
In his country Third quarter statements“Looking ahead, we expect to be live with the deployment of self-driving vehicles on the Uber network in at least 10 cities by the end of 2026,” said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.