Uber to Deploy 500 Sensor‑Equipped Hyundais for AV Data

Update: Uber unveiled a prototype Hyundai Ioniq 5 with a full sensor suite and plans to deploy 500 cars this year to collect real‑world data.

They have 14 cameras, 8 solid‑state LiDARs and 9 radars; retrofitted by Roush; compute runs on Nvidia Dual Drive Thor.

AV Labs will share data with partners including Waymo and WeRide, aiming for up to 2 million miles of high‑precision data per month.

Uber’s first vehicle assembled since selling its AV unit in 2020; 50 will hit roads by summer.

Why it matters: centralized, geographically diverse data will speed training and validation.

How will this affect robotaxi rollout and competition?

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