Uber is bringing self-driving vehicles to Miami. See what’s happening
Waymo’s driverless cars hit the streets of Miami this year. Now, Uber is right on their bumper.
A new partnership between the ride-share company and car company Rivian will speed things up for autonomous vehicles in South Florida. But the new driverless Ubers won’t be on Miami streets immediately. Rivian says the plan calls for a 2028 rollout, though it’s likely drivers will see the Uber-Rivian SUVs on the road sooner for testing.
Uber and Rivian didn’t respond to comment on the timeframe or locations for testing driverless vehicles on South Florida roads. Before Waymo cars started taking passengers this year, they were seen on Miami roads testing in 2025.
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Starting in 2028, Uber and Rivian will begin launching their autonomous fleets in Miami and San Francisco. The companies’ goal is to eventually offer autonomous rideshare options in 25 cities by 2031.
“We couldn’t be more excited about this partnership with Uber,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe.
The partnership coincides with Uber’s $1.25 billion investment in Rivian through 2031.
Rivian was founded 2009 and focuses on electric trucks and SUVs. Uber and its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 autonomous R2 vehicles from Rivian. The R2 is not on the market yet and is expected to launch in late 2026.
If the partnership reaches certain benchmarks, Uber will purchase 40,000 more Rivian vehicles in 2030. Rivian R2 SUVs will be used for the self-driving service.
Uber and Rivian didn’t disclose how the new driverless vehicles will work, including having their own app or as a special request on the existing Uber app.
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles run in 10 U.S. cities including Miami and the company completes 400,000 rides a week.
Uber declined to comment on its latest entry into the autonomous vehicle market. The company was founded in 2009 and had its first ride in 2010. But the road to further innovation has been a bumpy one.
Uber has experimented with self-driving options before and in 2018, a self-driving car hit and killed an Arizona pedestrian. Multiple Waymo vehicles also have appeared on social media as stopping traffic or dropping people off in the wrong locations.
Waymo vehicles also can take 30 minutes to wait for and twice as long as a normal ride. A recent Waymo ride that normally takes 20 minutes in an Uber with a driver was close to an hour in length. Waymo doesn’t operate yet on Miami highways.
Uber isn’t the only self-driving rideshare to join Waymo in Miami. An Amazon-owned company, Zoox, has been testing its driverless taxis in Miami since 2024.
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This story was originally published March 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM.
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