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Investing.com -- Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies and Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta are joining forces to test autonomous vehicles in Germany next year.
In a joint statement released Monday, the companies announced that Momenta’s advanced autonomous driving technology will be integrated with Uber’s global platform to provide robotaxi services. Testing will begin in Munich next year with plans to expand to other European cities.
This partnership comes as robotaxi companies worldwide are increasing their fleet sizes globally, leveraging advanced autonomous driving technology and taking advantage of countries becoming more open to testing such technology.
"Testing L4 autonomous vehicles in Munich allows us to showcase how Momenta’s AI-driven Robotaxi technology can transform urban mobility, as a new chapter in the region’s rich automotive heritage," said Xudong Cao, chief executive of Momenta.
Momenta currently operates a robotaxi service in Shanghai and has provided its autonomous driving technology to major automakers including German brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.
For Uber, this is not the first venture into autonomous driving services. The ride-hailing app has previously partnered with Chinese robotaxi companies WeRide and Pony AI in the Middle East.
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