Through cooperation with serve robotics and motional, Uber eats, a takeout company, launched two pilot self driving delivery on Monday This pilot is an attempt by Uber outside the online car hailing and takeout platforms. Uber is considering cooperating with a number of companies to cover more users and provide more diversified ways.
"From these two pilot projects, we will be able to understand the actual needs of customers, the actual needs of businesses, and what meaningful delivery is when we begin to integrate our platform with audio-visual companies. I hope they are successful. We will learn in the coming months and then figure out how to expand our scale," said a Uber spokesman.
The cooperation of motional was first announced in December, marking the first time Uber has cooperated with AV fleet suppliers, and it is also the first time motional has tried to deliver independently. Before that, motional has been focusing on robot taxis and has established partnerships with companies such as LYFT and via.
Serve robotics is actually a derivative of Uber, so it's not surprising to see the cooperation between the two companies in the field of delivery. However, it is worth noting that Uber did not cooperate with Aurora in view of the cooperative relationship between the two companies in the field of freight transportation, common history and the fact that Uber is the main investor of Aurora. Aurora acquired Uber ATG, the autonomous driving Department of Uber, in 2020. According to the terms of the transaction, Uber invested US $400 million in the company to make it own 26% of the shares.