Self-drivingRobotaxi service

Avride robotaxi

Name: Avride robotaxi
Brand: Avride (Nebius Group)

Avride is an Austin-based self-driving company owned by Nebius Group, formerly Yandex NV. Its self-driving cars give paid rides on the Uber app in Dallas, with a safety operator behind the wheel. TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025

Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Independently reported
Human help: Safety driver aboard
Last milestone: 3 Dec 2025

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Paid rides on the Uber app in Dallas, at the same price as rides with a human driver. TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025
Published price: Same as a regular Uber ride with a human driver as of 3 Dec 2025 TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025
Human help: A human safety operator sits behind the wheel. The companies say rides with no operator will come later, with no date given. TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

3 Dec 2025
Paying customers · sets the stage
Uber and Avride began paid robotaxi rides in Dallas with a safety operator behind the wheel. Uber said the fleet would grow to hundreds of cars over the next few years.
TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

Said3 Dec 2025
Fully driverless rides in Dallas, no date given
Uber and Avride said rides with no safety operator would start at some point, without giving a date. TechCrunch, 3 Dec 2025
Still pending

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

6 May 2026
NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened a preliminary investigation into how well Avride's self-driving system avoids conflicts, after 18 crash reports in Dallas and Austin that caused property damage and one claimed minor injury. It covers about 200 vehicles. An investigation is not a finding of a defect. NHTSA investigation PE26-003, opened 6 May 2026

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Uber and Avride began paid robotaxi rides in Dallas with a safety operator behind the wheel. Uber said the fleet would grow to hundreds of cars over the next few years (3 Dec 2025).
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Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. The reported 100,000th ride (August 2026) and a fleet of about 200 could not be confirmed from a page we could open; NHTSA's file estimates 200 vehicles.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Avride robotaxi (Avride (Nebius Group)): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/avride. Checked 19 October 2026.