Avride
| Industry | Vehicular automation |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 4, 2020 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Self-driving cars Delivery robots |
Number of employees | 270 |
| Parent | Nebius Group |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Avride Inc. is a developer of vehicular automation technology, including self-driving cars, robotaxis, and delivery robots. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Belgrade, Serbia and Seoul, South Korea.[1] It is a subsidiary of Nebius Group. Its self-driving cars and delivery robots are used by Uber and Uber Eats in a few cities.
History
[edit]Avride was formed in 2020 when Yandex and Uber completed the corporate spin-off of Yandex self-driving car group, which began developing self-driving cars in 2017. In July 2024, Nebius Group, which owned Yandex, sold its assets in Russia, retaining Avride.[1][3][4]
In October 2024, Avride and Uber entered a partnership for Uber and Uber Eats to use Avride's self-driving cars and delivery robots.[5][6][7] By the end of 2024, the robots were delivering orders from Uber Eats in Austin[8] and Dallas.[9] In February 2025, delivery robots were launched for Uber Eats in Jersey City, New Jersey.[10]
In March 2025, the company announced a partnership with Hyundai to develop robotaxis.[11]
Products
[edit]Self-driving cars
[edit]Avride’s self-driving cars are retrofitted Hyundai Ioniq 5s.[12] The vehicles are equipped with lidars, radars, cameras and other sensors, as well as with computational hardware and various electronic units that collect data from sensors and the car, preprocess this information, and perform diagnostics.
The company conducts on-road testing of its self-driving cars in Austin, Texas,[13] and in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea.[14][15]
Delivery robots
[edit]Avride operates delivery robots, which deliver foods from restaurants in the United States and South Korea.[16] They navigate sidewalks at the speed of 8 km/h (5 mph) and can cross the roads using crosswalks and traffic lights.[17]
Robots are designed by the company[18] and utilize some of the software it has developed for its autonomous cars. Like the company's cars, the robots are also equipped with lidars, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors. The robots are being produced in a factory in Taiwan.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Abuelsamid, Sam (July 16, 2024). "Former Yandex Self-Driving Group Reemerges As Avride". Forbes.
- ^ "Department of State: Division of Corporations". Delaware.
- ^ Marrow, Alexander (July 15, 2024). "Yandex split finalised as Russian assets sold in $5.4 bln deal". Reuters.
- ^ Sawers, Pawl (November 24, 2024). "The curious case of Nebius, the publicly traded AI infrastructure 'startup'". TechCrunch.
- ^ Sriram, Akash (October 3, 2024). "Uber ties up with Avride for food deliveries, robotaxi rides". Reuters.
- ^ "More robots in Dallas: Autonomous machines to assist Uber with meals and people". The Dallas Morning News. October 4, 2024.
- ^ Becerra, Stephanie (October 4, 2024). "Avride and Uber Eats to start robot deliveries in Austin before expanding". KEYE-TV.
- ^ Salgado, Beck Andrew (November 15, 2024). "Avride delivery robots coming to Austin through partnership with Uber Eats; what to expect". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Drewes Daniels, Lauren (December 12, 2024). "We Try Robot Food Delivery Downtown. We're Smitten". Dallas Observer.
- ^ Bellan, Rebecca (February 13, 2025). "Avride launches sidewalk delivery bots on Uber Eats in Jersey City". TechCrunch.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (March 5, 2025). "Hyundai teams up with Yandex spinoff Avride to develop robotaxis". The Verge.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (October 4, 2024). "Waymo is adding the Hyundai Ioniq 5 to its robotaxi fleet". The Verge.
- ^ "More self-driving cars expected to roll out in Austin for 2025". CultureMap Austin. December 19, 2024.
- ^ "에이브이라이드 "자율주행 시대 앞당길 기술 개발 매진"". donga.com. September 5, 2024.
- ^ Al-Heeti, Abrar (December 29, 2024). "Self-Driving Cars Are Having a Moment. You Just Have to Be in the Right Place". CNET.
- ^ Luna, Nancy (July 22, 2024). "Avride is the Latest Tech Startup to Launch Food Delivery Robots in the U.S." Food On Demand.
- ^ Goins, David (December 10, 2024). "Food delivery robots launch in downtown Dallas". KXAS-TV.
- ^ Shanklin, Will (October 30, 2024). "Avride's next-gen delivery robot ditches two wheels and adds NVIDIA AI brains". Engadget.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (October 30, 2024). "Avride rolls out its next-gen sidewalk delivery robots". The Verge.