Overview
- The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate Wayve’s end-to-end AI Driver into Nissan LEAFs and offer rides through the Uber app.
- Early operations will run with trained safety operators in each vehicle, with any move to fully driverless service contingent on regulatory clearance.
- Uber says this marks its first autonomous vehicle partnership in Japan and is part of a rollout planned across more than 10 cities, including London.
- Uber plans to launch the service via a licensed taxi partner in Japan and is working with authorities on required operating plans.
- Separately, Nuro has begun supervised public-road testing in Tokyo, highlighting the city’s role as a challenging proving ground for autonomous driving.