Uber has committed more than $10bn to buying thousands of autonomous vehicles and taking stakes in their developers, breaking from its asset-light “gig economy” business model to avoid disruption from robotaxis.
The ride-hailing app has aggressively increased its dealmaking over the past year, announcing partnerships with more than a dozen providers, including China’s Baidu and US-based Rivian, as well as plans to launch robotaxi services in at least 15 cities in 2026.
These deals put