Uber taps Yandex spinout Avride for autonomous delivery and ride-hail partnership

Uber is not done snatching up autonomous vehicle partnerships. The ride-hail and delivery giant on Thursday announced a multi-year deal with Yandex spinout Avride to bring the company's sidewalk delivery robots and autonomous vehicles to both Uber Eats and Uber. It's the latest in a series of deals from Uber over the last two months as the company aims to position itself as the ideal partner for AV companies looking to commercialize. Avride is one of four projects under parent company Nebius Group, which is ...