Uber’s first autonomous vehicle partnership for Japan, in collaboration with Wayve as the AI technology partner and Nissan as the automaker partner Part of Wayve and Uber’s planned global robotaxi rollout across 10+ cities, including London Robotaxi pilot in Tokyo planned for late 2026 subject to discussions with relevant authorities Wayve, Uber and Nissan today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of robotaxis and commence activities to realize the deployment of robotaxi services. The parties will begin preparations for a pilot deployment in Tokyo by late 2026, introducing the Nissan LEAF powered by the Wayve AI Driver, available to riders through Uber. This marks Uber’s first autonomous vehicle partnership in Japan and the next milestone in Wayve and Uber’s global robotaxi rollout, which includes planned services across more than ten cities worldwide, including London. Under this scheme, the goal is to integrate Wayve’s end-to-end
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