Uber to have 700 robotaxis by year’s end

Dive Brief: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expects to have about 700 robotaxis on their platform by year’s end, growing to over 2,000 in 2027, he said on the company’s Q3 earnings call Wednesday.

Uber will launch driverless vehicles in partnership with Zoox later this month in Las Vegas, followed by autonomous Motional vehicles, Khosrowshahi said in prepared remarks.

Dive Insight: Earlier this year, the Financial Times reported that Uber planned to invest more than $10 billion in robotaxis.

Uber expects to begin fully driverless testing with Nuro and Lucid this quarter, Khosrowshahi said.

They are increasing the number of robotaxis in Nashville by the end of this year, he said.