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Leah wanted a ride that did not depend on a stranger staying awake . It was late , the restaurant was closing , and the story on her phone said Uber and Rivian were joining forces on robotaxis . She opened the app and looked for a car with nobody in the driver's seat . The app offered her a person . Her brother Malik drives for Uber . He called while she waited on the pavement . " So , " he said . " Did they replace us tonight ? " " No , " Leah said . " They announced a plan . Rivian electric cars , on Uber's network . The first cities in the plan are San Francisco and Miami , and the planned year is 2028 . Tonight is not in that sentence . " She scrolled , because the big numbers all came with a brake . Uber said it would invest up to 1 . 25 billion dollars in Rivian through 2031 , if Rivian meets milestones for the self - driving system . An initial 300 million is committed after the signing , and that part still needs regulatory approval . The companies expect a first buy of 10 , 000 robotaxis , the Rivian R2 , with an option from 2030 to negotiate buying up to 40 , 000 more . If every milestone is met , the plan is thousands of cars in 25 cities , in the United States , Canada , and Europe , by the end of 2031 . " A plan with that many conditions is not a car at this curb , " she said . Malik was quiet for a second . " Even then , the car has to live with a closed lane , a cyclist , someone stepping out , weather that was not in the practice . One clean demonstration is not every street . And the rules are not the same in every place . " Leah looked down the road . In some cities a driverless taxi is already a real ride , not a film . This partnership was not that ride . She also could not tell , from the announcement , what a city would do if the service did become cheap . Some people might leave their own car at home . Some might skip the bus . The street would follow the habit , not the press release . A grey car stopped . The driver said Leah's name . Leah got in , and the question she had wanted the app to settle stayed open : not whether a robotaxi sounds new , but what an ordinary night looks like after the announcement is old .
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