Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year

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TechNews EditorialJun 4, 2026 · 2 min read
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Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data for its growing roster of autonomous vehicle partners, including Avride, Waymo, and WeRide.

The vehicle is not some radical design. Rather, it’s a Hyundai Ioniq 5 fitted with an incredible number of sensors on the top and sides, as the company first told TechCrunch back in January . The sensor-laden vehicle may not look particularly groundbreaking, but it does mark a few milestones for the company.

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