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Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide plan to expand a commercial robotaxi partnership and bring the service to another 15 cities over the next five years. The expansion comes five months after the two companies launched a commercial\u00a0robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n As part of that expansion, Uber will increase its investment into WeRide by $100 million, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. WeRide said it expects the cash to come through by the second half of 2025. <\/p>\n The companies said the expansion<\/a> will include cities in Europe. Under the partnership, WeRide\u2019s robotaxi services are available through the Uber app. The relationship is similar to Uber\u2019s deal with Waymo, in which the ride-hailing company handles the network routing and fleet operations, while the autonomous vehicle company remains responsible for the AV tech.<\/p>\n Uber and WeRide, which went\u00a0public<\/a>\u00a0on the Nasdaq in late October, operate together in Abu Dhabi and announced plans to add Dubai. In Abu Dhabi, they work with local Tawasul Transport to handle fleet operations. <\/p>\n The additional 15 cities will focus on cities outside of China and the United States.<\/p>\n Uber has locked up more than 15 partnerships with a wide-range of autonomous vehicle technology companies over the past two years across\u00a0ride-hailing<\/a>, delivery, and trucking. In the past two months, Uber has announced deals with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based May Mobility\u00a0<\/a> Volkswagen<\/a>, and Chinese self-driving firm Momenta.<\/p>\n It\u2019s most high-profile partnership in the U.S. \u2014 and one that is commercially operating today \u2014 is with Waymo. The companies offer a Waymo on Uber service in Austin and are about to\u00a0do the same in Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story was originally published May 5. It has been refreshed with Uber\u2019s capital commitment to WeRide. <\/em><\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBerkeley, CA<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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