Uber is getting its own electric car
Ride-hailing company wants to go all-electric by 2030
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Booking an Uber" will soon be a literal term.
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The ride-hailing giant is teaming up with electric vehicle startup Arrival to design a purpose-built electric vehicle for Uber drivers.
Arrival has developed an electric "skateboard" platform that can be used with a variety of vehicle types. Its first models have been buses and delivery vans, the latter of which Arrival investor UPS has ordered 10,000 of.
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Details on the Uber car have not been revealed and it remains under development, but the company said driver and passenger comfort are top priorities and a rendering of it depicts a pod-like vehicle with a roomy back seat area.
No mention was made about any autonomous driving capability. Uber recently ended in-house development of self-driving technology and has refocused on becoming an all-electric service in the U.S. and U.K. by 2030.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Arrival is currently setting up "microfactories" in North Carolina and the U.K. and hopes to start building vehicles next year with the Uber car arriving in 2023.