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Uber will invest $1.25 billion in Rivian, starting with $300 million, to help deploy Rivian R2 autonomous robotaxis with an initial 10,000-car rollout in 2028 and an option to expand up to 50,000 vehicles pending milestones and approvals.

Uber will invest $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, with an initial $300 million at signing and the deal subject to regulatory approval and autonomy milestones.
The partnership aims to deploy 10,000 Rivian R2 robotaxis starting in San Francisco and Miami in 2028 and expand to 25 additional cities by 2031.
The companies may scale to a total of 50,000 autonomous vehicles by adding up to 40,000 more starting in 2030 if milestones are met.
Rivian has not yet publicly demonstrated full Level 4 autonomy and plans to add lidar to the R2 in 2026 while designing custom AI chips.
Rivian expects to launch the R2 later this year and faces heavy production costs while holding about $6 billion in cash earlier this year.
Uber is pursuing a broad robotaxi strategy through multiple partnerships and will list Rivian robotaxis exclusively on its app

Uber to invest $1.25 billion in Rivian for robotaxi rollout

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