Avride

Avride is an autonomous mobility company that grew out of Yandex's self-driving unit, which had been developing autonomous technology since 2017, and now operates independently from Austin, Texas. It builds two product lines from a shared technology stack: an autonomous driver for robotaxis and a sidewalk delivery robot that has completed hundreds of thousands of deliveries, including orders through Uber Eats. In October 2025 Avride announced strategic investments and commercial commitments of up to $375 million backed by Uber and Nebius, and it launched its robotaxi service with Uber in Dallas on December 3, 2025 — covering roughly nine square miles, initially with safety operators aboard — and has an agreement with Hyundai to integrate its technology onto IONIQ 5 vehicles.