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Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) regularly issues news that reflects its role as a technology platform for mobility, delivery, and freight. Company updates often highlight how Uber is expanding the ways people, food, and things move through cities, in line with its mission to create opportunity through movement. These announcements provide insight into new partnerships, product offerings, and geographic initiatives across its apps.
Recent news underscores Uber’s activity in grocery and retail delivery. The company has announced the addition of nearly 2,700 Kroger Family of Companies locations to the Uber, Uber Eats, and Postmates apps, allowing customers to order groceries and household essentials for on-demand or same-day delivery. Other releases describe the expansion of Uber’s retail selection with regional and national partners, as well as the addition of brands such as PacSun, Camping World, and Lush to its delivery platform.
Uber’s news flow also covers developments in autonomous mobility and delivery. Press releases describe robotaxi collaborations with partners including Lucid, Nuro, WeRide, and Avride, featuring pilot and commercial services in locations such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Dallas. Additional announcements detail autonomous delivery partnerships with Starship Technologies and Coco Robotics, which integrate sidewalk and urban delivery robots into the Uber Eats experience.
Investors and users following UBER news can expect coverage of quarterly earnings conference calls, segment and metric updates, new non-GAAP reporting measures, capital markets transactions, and expansions of Uber’s hybrid network of human drivers and autonomous vehicles in development. This news page aggregates these items so readers can review how Uber’s mobility, delivery, and freight activities evolve over time.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) agreed to acquire Berlin-founded chauffeur service Blacklane, expanding Uber’s push into premium and executive travel. Blacklane, launched in 2011, operates in over 500 cities across more than 60 countries. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of 2026.
Uber says the acquisition will accelerate its Uber Elite chauffeur initiative and leverage Blacklane’s luxury service with Uber’s global scale and technology.
Pony.ai (NASDAQ: PONY), Verne, and Uber announced a strategic partnership to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service, beginning in Zagreb with public-road validation already underway on Pony.ai’s Gen-7 system.
The rollout aims to scale to a fleet of thousands over the next few years; Uber intends to invest in Verne and integrate the service into its mobility network.
Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA) announced a multi-year exclusive partnership with Uber to deliver Ibotta-powered digital promotions across Uber’s U.S. grocery and retail ecosystem. Offers will debut in the Uber Eats app, with expansion to Uber and Postmates planned later in 2026.
This agreement adds leading third-party grocery delivery providers to the Ibotta Performance Network and gives CPG brands a direct path to shoppers at the point of purchase.
Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) and Uber announced a partnership to deploy fully autonomous Rivian R2 robotaxis, with an initial order of 10,000 units and an option for up to 40,000 more beginning in 2030. Uber may invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, contingent on autonomy milestones, with an initial $300 million commitment subject to regulatory approval.
Initial commercial deployments are planned for San Francisco and Miami in 2028, scaling to 25 cities by 2031 across the US, Canada, and Europe. Vehicles will be exclusive to the Uber platform.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Uber (NYSE: UBER) will deploy NVIDIA L4 software-driven robotaxis, starting in Los Angeles and San Francisco in H1 2027 and scaling to 28 cities globally by 2028. The rollout uses NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion hardware and the Alpamayo reasoning AI model with phased data-collection, operator-led, then full Level 4 driverless stages.
This partnership ties NVIDIA’s full-stack AV software to Uber’s global ride-hailing network and multiple automaker partners.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Motional launched an all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi service in Las Vegas starting March 13, 2026. Riders requesting eligible Uber ride types may be matched with a Motional robotaxi at no extra cost and can opt out if preferred.
The service begins at designated zones on the Strip, downtown, and Town Square, with plans to expand; vehicles meet Autonomous Safety Guidelines and the IONIQ 5 is among the first SAE Level 4 AVs certified under FMVSS.
Uber (NYSE:UBER), Wayve and Nissan signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing robotaxis, targeting a Tokyo pilot by late 2026 using the Nissan LEAF with the Wayve AI Driver and rider access via the Uber app.
The companies plan a global rollout across 10+ cities including London; initial vehicles will operate with a trained safety operator and deployments remain subject to discussions with relevant authorities and partner selection in Japan.
Zoox and Uber (NYSE: UBER) announced a strategic partnership to deploy Zoox purpose-built robotaxis on the Uber platform in Las Vegas starting this summer and in Los Angeles by mid-2027. Zoox vehicles will be bookable via the Uber app while Zoox continues its own service apps.
The partnership marks Zoox's first integration with a third-party platform and emphasizes the robotaxi's purpose-built design for ride-hailing, comfort, and shared-rider experiences.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) announced a nationwide rollout of Women Preferences on March 9, 2026, expanding an option that lets women riders request or reserve women drivers and lets women drivers opt to receive women-only trip requests.
The feature, piloted in 2019 and expanded since August 2025, has supported over 230 million global trips and is available for drivers in 40+ countries and riders in seven countries.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) announced that CFO Balaji Krishnamurthy will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Mr. Krishnamurthy is scheduled for 2:35pm PT (5:35pm ET) and an audio webcast will be available on the company investor relations website.