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Uber Technologies

Ride-hailing company

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Trump accounts launch: America's first universal child investment program

Rule Changes

Committed to Trump Accounts contributions

The program launched July 4, 2026, opening for contributions on America's 250th birthday. Treasury deposited $1,000 into 1.4 million eligible accounts, committing $1.4 billion in total; 6 million children are now enrolled.

Updated Jul 7

Uber-backed Lime lists on Nasdaq in rare micromobility IPO

Money Moves

Largest Lime shareholder and IPO anchor

Lime went public on the Nasdaq on July 1, 2026. The e-bike and scooter operator priced its shares at $25, raising about $174 million and valuing the company near $1.6 billion.

Updated Jul 1

Uber's robotaxi platform takes shape

New Capabilities

Pivoting toward autonomous vehicle marketplace model

For most of its life, Uber has been a marketplace for human drivers with their own cars. On May 6, 2026, the company laid out the clearest version yet of a different model: a marketplace for robotaxis it neither owns nor operates.

Updated May 31

Uber bets $1.25 billion on Rivian to build its own robotaxi fleet — again

Money Moves

Assembling a portfolio of autonomous vehicle partners while investing directly in fleet ownership

Uber sold its self-driving car unit in 2020 after burning billions and killing a pedestrian. Now it's spending up to $1.25 billion to do it all over again — this time with Rivian building the cars. The deal commits Uber to purchasing up to 50,000 autonomous R2 sport utility vehicles for deployment across 25 cities by 2031, beginning in San Francisco and Miami in 2028.

Updated May 30

Autonomous vehicles move from pilot programs to mass deployment

New Capabilities

Transitioning to autonomous vehicle marketplace operator with partnerships across two dozen AV companies

Nvidia and Uber announced plans to deploy 100,000 Level 4 autonomous robotaxis across 28 cities on four continents by 2028, using Nvidia's new DRIVE Hyperion 10 platform and Alpamayo, an open-source reasoning model. Five automakers—BYD, Geely, Stellantis, Lucid, and Mercedes-Benz—will manufacture vehicles with Nvidia's hardware pre-installed. Commercial rides begin in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the first half of 2027.

Updated May 30