Uber looks to cash in on self-driving cars

January 30, 2026

TL;DR

Uber is launching an initiative to collect and analyze real-world driving data for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies.
The company will work with its 50,000 global fleet partners to outfit vehicles with customized exterior-facing sensor kits.
These kits will track weather and road obstructions to capture data on unpredictable events.
Uber previously stopped developing its own AVs and sold its unit to Aurora after a fatal incident in 2018.
The collected data, termed 'long-tail data', is valuable for training AVs on rare but critical scenarios.
This data could create a new revenue stream for Uber by charging partners for the information.
An expert noted that Uber would need to deploy a vast number of sensors quickly to make this data useful.

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