Uber Revives Autonomous Vehicle Testing Amid Partnership Focus

Uber is reactivating its autonomous vehicle testing efforts as part of its AV Lab project, which aims to collect data for its network of robotaxi partners using specially equipped vehicles. Unlike previous self-driving initiatives, these vehicles will not operate as robotaxis but instead provide data to Uber’s existing partnerships. This shift in focus follows the company’s 2020 sale of its autonomous vehicle division following a fatal incident in Arizona and subsequent partnership formation with other firms.