Hyundai has launched a partnership with autonomous vehicle/robot delivery firm Avride. The collaboration will focus on the development of autonomous vehicles equipped with Avride’s driving system, while also expanding Avride’s fleet of Hyundai IONIQ 5 vehicles, according to a Wednesday (March 5) announcement on Avride’s blog. “Our team has been working with Hyundai Motor Group since 2019, and we value the professionalism and collaboration that have defined this partnership,” Avride CEO Dmitry Polishchuk said in the announcement. “This new agreement with Hyundai Motor Company will help us scale our operations significantly, with plans to expand our fleet to up to 100 autonomous IONIQ 5’s in 2025, leveraging Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 and our autonomous driving technology.” In addition to developing a fleet of autonomous vehicles for robotaxi applications, the companies say they plan to explore things like autonomous delivery services using Avride’s robots, “with a shared commitment to advancing the future of smart transportation.” The two companies are teaming up amid a wave of self-driving car projects by both automakers and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.

Full report : Self-driving technology startup Avride partners with Hyundai to expand robotaxi fleet.