Over the past two years, Uber has partnered with and invested in roughly 30 autonomous vehicle companies, positioning itself as the platform layer above them. Uber’s total commitment to autonomous vehicle initiatives now exceeds $10 billion, including more than $2.5 billion in equity stakes across companies like WeRide, Lucid, Nuro, Rivian, and Wayve. The strategy centers on deploying at least 20,000 autonomous robotaxis based on the Lucid Gravity platform, powered by Nuro’s autonomy stack, starting in 2026. Uber reportedly invested around $300 million in Lucid. The company has earmarked $100 million for fast-charging networks across ten targeted autonomous-vehicle cities by the end of 2026. In February 2026, Uber formalized this under a dedicated business unit called “Uber Autonomous Solutions,” providing infrastructure, data, mapping, and operational support. Partners include Waymo, Zoox, and Motional. Rivian is targeting 50,000 R2 vehicles for 2028 deployment, and a collaboration with NVIDIA aims to scale Uber’s AV operations toward a fleet of 100,000 vehicles by 2027. Uber is facilitating robotaxi and delivery AV operations across more than 10 US markets. Uber’s AV push currently has no crypto integration, though the company explored blockchain concepts for AV data sharing in 2017-2019. Crypto projects like Hivemapper and DIMO are building in