Safety guidelines for autonomous mobility and delivery on the Uber Platform

Summary

Uber has updated its Safety Guidelines for Autonomous Mobility & Delivery Providers after three years of real-world autonomous vehicle deployment and onboarding new autonomous modalities. The expanded framework addresses new AI standards, advances in industry safety standards, food safety for sidewalk robots, and delivery drone safety. It works alongside regulations and industry best practices, while Uber uses a partner-specific Safety Plan assessment rather than one universal metric or threshold. The AM&D Safety Program covers planning, demonstration, and operation, with reporting on safety performance and obligations for partners at each stage. Assessment considers each partner’s planned scope and comprehensive safety approach, including testing and validation, as the platform seeks consistent, transparent, and accountable deployment across mobility and delivery use cases.

Takeaways

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   The guidelines incorporate three years of real-world autonomous vehicle deployment experience and collaboration with the AVSC, SAE, IEEE, and ISO.

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   Uber’s assessment does not prescribe a single safety standard or common metric and threshold for all partners; it evaluates each Safety Plan on its own terms.

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   The AM&D Safety Program establishes obligations across planning, demonstration, and operation, with clear reporting on safety performance.