Uber and Rivian launching self-driving rides in Miami. Here’s what to know

Uber is partnering with electric vehicle maker Rivian to bring autonomous rideshare service to Miami starting in 2028. The move adds another player to South Florida’s growing driverless vehicle scene, where Waymo already operates and Amazon-owned Zoox has been testing since 2024.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Miami and San Francisco are the first two cities for the Uber-Rivian autonomous fleet, with a goal of expanding to 25 cities by 2031.

• Uber is investing $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031. Uber and its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 autonomous Rivian R2 SUVs, with a potential 40,000 more in 2030 if certain benchmarks are met.

• The R2 is not on the market yet and is expected to launch in late 2026. Driverless testing on South Florida roads could begin before the 2028 rollout, though neither company responded to questions about timing or locations.

• Uber has a complicated history with self-driving technology. In 2018, one of its self-driving cars hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

• Waymo, already operating in Miami, completes 400,000 rides a week across 10 U.S. cities. But riders have reported long wait times and rides that take twice as long as a normal trip. Waymo doesn’t yet operate on Miami highways.

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