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Arrival, the U.K.-based electric bus and van manufacturer, has announced a deal with global ridesharing giant Uber to develop an electric car for ride hailing in the U.K. and Europe.
General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the U.S., first announced in September 2020. The new deal with Arrival for a purpose-built electric vehicle for ride-hailing calls for the car to enter production Q3 2023.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) also announced an agreement with Gopuff in the U.S. to provide on-demand delivery to more than 650 cities of everyday essential items from Gopuff s national fulfillment centers.
The Arrival deal marks the first time the electric vehicle startup will venture into automobiles, having focused on delivery vans and buses to this point.
Uber to design and build an affordable, purpose-built
electric vehicle for the
ride-hailing industry. The startup said the Arrival Car is expected to enter production in Q3 2023.
Arrival will collaborate with Uber drivers in the design process over the coming months to ensure the Arrival Car reflects the needs of professional drivers and their passengers, with the final vehicle design expected to be revealed before the end of 2021.
The Arrival Car will address the global need to shift ride-hailing and car-sharing services, with over 30 million estimated drivers across the ride-hailing sector, to electric to reduce emissions and improve air quality in cities.
(Photo : Pexels/Pixabay) Uber and Arrival electronic vehicle
Arrival, UK s electronic vehicle maker, will start producing cars by 2023 with design help from ride-hailing service Uber. This is the latest step by the UK-headquartered startup s plans to take on the automotive industry.
Uber Teams Up with Arrival
The car will be for ride-hailing drives, and it will be Arrival s first electronic taxi. The vehicles will be added to buses that are due to be on UK highways this year, as well as urban delivery vans, according to Reuters.
Uber, the famous US ride-hailing company, would explore a strategic relationship in key markets, including the UK and the EU. However, the agreement is not exclusive yet.
Arrival Will Build an EV for Uber Drivers
Start-up plans its next electric vehicle, expected to hit the road in 2023. Arrival
Arrival is designing a passenger EV for Uber drivers with input from the drivers themselves, with plans to enter production in 2023.
Uber plans to go EV-only in London by 2025, and is focusing on providing incentives to drivers and passengers to favor to EVs.
The start-up has been contracted to build electric vans for UPS.
Arrival, the start-up behind the microfactory approach to building electric delivery vans for UPS, has another tailor-made EV in the works, and this time it s for Uber. The EV maker indicated that it is working on a purpose-built, affordable electric vehicle specifically for ride-hailing, and that it would use input from real Uber drivers to design it. The EV is expected to enter production in the third quarter of 2023, with Uber planning to go EV-only in London by 2025 and in Europe and North America by 2030.
Uber and Arrival to collaborate on electric taxi development
The new taxi is set to be introduced in the third quarter of 2023
Uber has announced a new partnership with British electric vehicle start-up Arrival, which will see the pair producing a purpose-built electric vehicle for ride-hailing drivers.
Set to enter production in the third quarter of 2023, the electric vehicle will join Arrival’s previously announced commercial vehicles – the Bus and Van – and will be designed in partnership with Uber, with the ride-hailing firm’s drivers now being invited to join the design process in order to make it better suited to their needs. Both Arrival and Uber will also ‘explore a strategic relationship in key markets’, too.