Uber Eyes 100,000 Nvidia-Based Robotaxis Starting in 2027 (2)

Uber Technologies Inc. is setting a goal to eventually have a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia Corp. technology, an ambitious move that could help bring down the cost of offering hailable robotaxis to consumers.

The companies expect the expansion to start in 2027, Nvidia said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement builds on an earlier partnership the two companies struck in January, with Uber agreeing to offer some of its driving data to help improve Nvidia’s artificial intelligence models and chip technology that carmakers can use to develop autonomous vehicles.

On Tuesday, as part of its GTC ...