Uber plans to operate robotaxis in 28 cities globally by 2028, CEO and Director Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday during the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call. The company now offers robotaxi rides in four U.S. cities, with two more to come by the end of this year.
As Uber adds autonomous vehicles to its fleet in more cities, the company communicates with governors, mayors, council members and others who may have concerns about job loss, safety and congestion, Khosrowshahi said. For example, he noted the special circumstances in Washington, D.C., where Waymo is awaiting a permit to operate. “We can't have AVs blocking the streets of D.C. when there's a presidential or vice presidential motorcade going through,” he said. “These are real issues.”
Uber will launch autonomous ride-hailing vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area this year using Lucid vehicles, Khosrowshahi said. Uber, Lucid and autonomous driving technology developer Nuro began testing their six-passenger vehicle in the Bay Area in December. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a permit on May 8 allowing Nuro to begin testing AVs with passengers and a safety driver.
Khosrowshahi said Uber will begin robotaxi rides in Los Angeles later this year. Uber partners for robotaxi services with Motional in Las Vegas, Waymo in Atlanta and Austin, Texas, and Avride in Dallas. The company plans to partner with Zoox robotaxis in Las Vegas this year, Khosrowshahi said.
Earlier this year, Uber announced a new division, Uber AV Labs, to develop rideshare-specific algorithms that it will share with its AV partners. Khosrowshahi said Uber is “building out hundreds of cars that are riding in rideshare-specific scenarios with robotaxi-grade kind of sensors.”
Uber has invested in electric vehicle manufacturers Lucid and Rivian, with plans to acquire at least 20,000 Lucid vehicles and up to 50,000 Rivian vehicles in the coming years.
Uber will invest more than $10 billion in robotaxis, according to the Financial Times, and intends to carry the largest share of autonomous ride-hailing trips globally by 2029, according to a company presentation in February.
