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Uber And Cruise To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles On The Uber Platform

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Cruise, two companies revolutionizing transportation, today announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform.

The companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles. Once launched, when an Uber rider requests a qualifying ride on the Uber app, they may be presented with the option to have that trip fulfilled by a Cruise autonomous vehicle.

Cruise is on a mission to leverage driverless technology to create safer streets and redefine urban life," said Marc Whitten, CEO of Cruise. "We are excited to partner with Uber to bring the benefits of safe, reliable, autonomous driving to even more people, unlocking a new era of urban mobility."

As the largest mobility and delivery platform, we believe Uber can play an important role in helping to safely and reliably introduce autonomous technology to consumers and cities around the world,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO. “We’re thrilled to partner with Cruise and look forward to launching next year.”

For more information on Uber, visit uber.com/newsroom, and for more information on Cruise, please visit getcruise.com.

About Uber

Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 52 billion trips later, we’re building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.

About Cruise

In service of its vision for safer roadways, Cruise’s aspiration is to build the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about.

As of June 2024, Cruise has resumed supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix, AZ, Houston and Dallas, TX, in addition to its ongoing testing in Dubai. Majority owned by General Motors since 2016, Cruise combines a culture of innovative technology and safety with a history of manufacturing and automotive excellence. Cruise has received funding from other leading companies and investors—including Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart.


Contacts

Uber
press@uber.com

Cruise
media@getcruise.com

First published on Thu, Aug 22, 2024

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