"Uber and Momenta have announced at IAA Mobility 2025 that they're set to test AI-driven autonomous taxis in Munich, Germany, starting in 2026. First introduced in May 2025, the agreement hopes to bring the driverless transport system around Europe after it is implemented in the US and China. Munich, Germany, serves as the initial testing ground for the collaboration, with Uber and Momenta, a Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company, aiming to deploy Level 4 autonomous vehicles on Uber's ridesharing platform as the end goal."
"Momenta has a tech-driven process before taking its autonomous taxis to Uber. The company employs what it calls a two-leg strategy for autonomous vehicle development, with the first leg involving deploying Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. This approach allows Momenta to collect real-world driving data from 400,000 vehicles already on roads. The second leg focuses on developing full Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities for robotaxi applications."
Uber and Momenta will begin testing AI-driven Level 4 autonomous taxis in Munich in 2026 as the initial European pilot. The collaboration aims to expand driverless robotaxis across Europe after prior implementation in the US and China. Momenta uses a two-leg development strategy: deploy Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to gather real-world driving data from 400,000 vehicles, then advance to full Level 4 robotaxi capabilities. The core technology is AI-first, processing cameras, lidar, radar, and GPS data with machine learning trained on massive datasets to make real-time driving decisions. Regulatory, funding, and infrastructure hurdles remain before commercial deployment.
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