Uber launches robot food streaming on the East Coast
Uber is expanding its use of robots to deliver food. This time, East Coast customers are getting a taste of technology for the first time. Credit: Uber
Uber is expanding its use of robots Delivering food. This time, East Coast customers are getting a taste of technology for the first time.
Starting this week, customers in Jersey City, New Jersey will be offering orders from Avride Autonomous Robots. The company joined forces in 2024, first launched delivery robots for Uber Eats customers in Austin and Dallas, marking a major milestone across the industry, which is rapidly advancing autonomous driving technology.
By eating customers ordering from participating restaurants, Uber can choose whether Avride Robot or traditional courier wants to deliver the meal before confirming the order. When you first start up, the customer Robot distribution The entire downtown Jersey City will be between 11am and 9pm, but the company plans to expand its operating area.
The expansion into the East Coast market marks the latest phase of Uber’s multi-year strategic partnership with Avride. Avride is working to bring streaming robots and autonomous vehicles to Uber and Uber Eats.
From high-tech giants like Google’s Waymo to automakers like Tesla, the company’s growth list is competing to achieve autonomous driving by investing heavily in developing its own autonomous driving technology. Masu. However, as companies invested heavily in their own businesses, Uber dumped the program for an entirely new strategy.
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In 2020, the company sold Uber Advanced Technologies Group, a self-driving vehicle research division, to self-driving vehicle startup Aurora, creating a partnership with it. Driverless car companies To bring technology to the market and co-brand their efforts.
Uber and Avride are launching sidewalk robots on the east coast for the first time. A shot of a robot from Jersey City, New Jersey on February 13th, 2025. (uber)
“Progress needs a partner. For self-driving cars, the partner is Uber. As the world’s largest on-demand mobility and distribution platform, we have a deep expertise in market management, fleet utilization and local operations. is uniquely established. The Uber website helps AV hardware and software developers deploy and scale their technology globally.
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To date, Uber has more than 12 self-driving car partners working with to boost autonomous delivery and taxi services, including Volvo, Aurora, Waymo, Kurtken and Nuro. With the latest Avride launch in New Jersey, Uber has an auto-operation distribution program in 11 cities with six partners. It’s not too far from an autonomous taxi service, but we plan to expand it with Waymo over the next few months.
In particular, the robot can travel up to 5 mph on a single charge at 31 miles. They work in bad weather, such as snow, rain, and freezing subfreeze temperatures. Because their chassis provide traction on wet roads, and data from various sensors provides ample visibility.
Passengers enter Waymo’s self-driving vehicle. (Waymo)
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With the ride-sharing giant Google’s Waymo Autonomous driving is already being implemented in Phoenix, and plans to expand it to Austin, Texas and Atlanta in early 2025.
Austin customers are more likely to have a “interest list” launched and match the Waymo Robotaxi ride when the service debuts.
Uber and Avride are expected to start self-driving for Dallas residents in the second half of 2026.