UBER's $1.25 billion investment in RIVN fuels a robotaxi push, with 10,000 autonomous R2 vehicles planned across major cities by 2031.
Rivian stock remains on edge today, March 20, as investors focus on the large investment and order from Uber. After rising by nearly 4% on Thursday, the stock pulled back by over 1% on Friday as traders sold the recent news.
Uber launched a driverless car project in early 2015. It vied with Waymo and Tesla until a fatal incident in 2018 led to the cancellation of the effort.
Uber has teamed with carmaker Rivian to boost both companies' autonomous vehicle efforts. The two companies expect to deploy 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis in the first phase of that effort, Rivian said in its announcement Thursday (March 19).
Uber plans to purchase 10,000 Rivian R2 robotaxis with the option for 40,000 more as the companies target a 2028 launch for autonomous ride-hailing service.
@LikeFolio's Landon Swan covers Uber Technologies (UBER) as the company announces a partnership with Rivian (RIVN) for self-driving. He says Uber has been “a little disappointing” for investors over the last year, and a lot of social chatter is around unionization, business practices, and high rates.
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Rivian is getting into the robotaxi race.
Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of a deal to deploy up to 50,000 robotaxis through 2031, the companies announced Thursday.
Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) rose more than 4% on Thursday after Uber Technologies said it will invest up to $1.25 billion in the electric vehicle maker as part of a partnership to deploy autonomous vehicles starting in 2028. The stock initially climbed as much as 9% in premarket trading before paring gains.
Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) is brushing off the broad market malaise this morning, last seen up 8.4% to trade at $16.54.
Uber Technologies is stepping up its autonomous ambitions through a new partnership with electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive, committing to invest up to $1.25 billion to support a large-scale robotaxi rollout. The agreement outlines plans to deploy as many as 50,000 autonomous vehicles across major markets by 2031.