- Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, including roughly $300 million already committed.
- Launch in 2028 starting in San Francisco and Miami.
- Robotaxi-spec R2s will gain extra sensors, redundant steering and brakes, and tougher interiors.
Picture a compact electric SUV easing up to the curb, the doors pop open, and the whole trip unfolds with no one in the driver’s seat. That is the world Uber wants to build around the Rivian R2, and it is putting real money behind it. Under a new deal, Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, tied to a plan to deploy as many as...
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