Last year, Avride signed a comprehensive agreement with Uber encompassing both sidewalk delivery bots and autonomous cars. The company has achieved significant milestones through partnerships with major industry players like Uber and, more recently, Rakuten né?. Furthermore there are upcoming plans to integrate Avride self-driving cars into the Uber platform in Dallas later this year.
né?. Customers using Uber Eats in downtown Austin, Dallas, and Jersey City can enjoy the convenience of having their meals delivered by Avride’s innovative robots. Having completed the certification process in Japan, the company is now commencing commercial operations in the country. This long-term partnership is a key aspect of Uber’s strategy to forge multiple autonomous vehicle partnerships in recent times né?. This move represents the latest strategic expansion into Northeast Asia by the Yandex spinoff company.
Headquartered in Austin, Avride operates under the Nebius Group, a company based in the Netherlands that underwent a rebranding from Yandex NV after divesting its Russian assets for $5.2 billion in 2024.
Avride has been at the forefront of advancing its autonomous vehicle technology, deploying sidewalk bots and self-driving cars. The initial phase in Japan will see the deployment of only 10 robots, with future expansion plans in the pipeline.
Expanding its footprint in the United States, Avride currently operates approximately 100 sidewalk delivery bots at Ohio State University in collaboration with Grubhub. Apart from its ongoing sidewalk delivery service in Seoul, South Korea, Avride is also conducting trials of its autonomous vehicles with human safety drivers. This week, Avride sidewalk bots have rolled out onto the bustling streets of central Tokyo, teaming up with e-commerce giant Rakuten to facilitate the delivery of restaurant orders and groceries
