Uber Partners with Cruise to Introduce Self-Driving Cars and Announces Future Plans
TapTechNews August 23rd news, the ride-hailing platform Uber (Uber) announced today that it has established a multi-year strategic partnership with General Motors' self-driving company, Cruise, and will introduce Cruise self-driving cars to the Uber platform.
The two companies plan to launch a batch of self-driving cars based on the Chevrolet Bolt next year. After the launch of the cars, when Uber passengers request eligible ride services on the app, they may see the option of the trip being completed by a Cruise self-driving vehicle.
Cruise's CEO, Marc Whitten, said: Cruise's mission is to use driverless technology to create safer streets and redefine urban life. We are very pleased to cooperate with Uber to bring the advantages of safety, reliability, and self-driving to more people and open a new era of urban transportation.
Uber's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said: As the largest travel and delivery platform, we believe Uber can play an important role in helping to introduce self-driving technology to consumers and cities around the world safely and reliably. We are very pleased to cooperate with Cruise and look forward to launching the cooperative model next year.
According to Uber's 2024 second-quarter financial report released, the second-quarter revenue was 10.7 billion US dollars (TapTechNews note: currently about 4.993 billion yuan), higher than the analysts' expected 10.57 billion US dollars. Among them, the total revenue of ride-hailing services and delivery services was 9.4 billion US dollars (currently about 67.045 billion yuan), an increase of 19% year-on-year. Excluding the impact of exchange rate changes, it increased by 20% year-on-year.
Uber plans to achieve full electrification of its fleet by 2040, and has promised to invest 800 million US dollars (currently about 5.706 billion yuan) by 2025 to help achieve its goal. According to an internal memo, Uber has hired former Tesla executive Rebecca Tinucci to oversee the ride-hailing platform's transformation to electric vehicles.