CleanTechnica•28 days ago
Uber Now Ordering Robotaxis from … Rivian?
Key Takeaway
The accelerating development and deployment of robotaxi fleets will drive substantial, concentrated electricity demand, creating both challenges and opportunities for power generation, transmission, and storage developers.
AI Summary
- •Uber is aggressively pursuing partnerships for robotaxi deployment, potentially including Rivian, signaling a strong industry push towards autonomous electric vehicle fleets.
- •The proliferation of large robotaxi fleets represents a significant, aggregated new electricity load growth vector, impacting future demand forecasts for power developers and utilities.
- •This trend creates potential opportunities for developers in charging infrastructure, energy storage solutions, and new generation capacity to support concentrated EV loads.
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Article Content
As I wrote recently, it seems that Uber is trying to partner with every robotaxi company under the sun. Apparently, that even includes Rivian now. Let’s be honest — we have written a lot about how Tesla is nearly a decade behind on its robotaxi plans, nearly a decade, but ... [continued] The post Uber Now Ordering Robotaxis from … Rivian? appeared first on CleanTechnica .