Uber Announces Measures To Ramp Up Electrification Of Its Fleet Ahead Of Tesla's Robotaxi Unveil
Uber Announces Measures To Ramp Up Electrification Of Its Fleet Ahead Of Tesla's Robotaxi Unveil
The CEO also announced the rollout of new features and updates to ramp up the electrification of its fleet including kicking off a series of premium EV pop-ups so riders can try previous EVs such as the Lotus Eletre in London and Rivian R1 in LA, Miami, and Dallas. The CEO also announced an AI assistant in the driver app powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o to help resolve drivers' queries on EVs. Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) is working towards its goal of transforming into a zero-emission platform with measures including the introduction of an AI assistant on the driver app to help with EV-related queries, company CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on Tuesday.
優步科技（紐交所:UBER）正在努力實現零排放平台的目標，措施包括在司機應用程序中引入人工智能助手，以幫助處理與新能源車有關的問題。公司首席執行官達拉·科什莫沙希於週二表示。
What Happened: Uber committed to transforming into a zero-emission platform by 2040 four years ago. On Tuesday, Khosrowshahi said in a blog that the company invested heavily to increase the number of electric vehicles in its fleet to over 182,000 units.
事件經過：優步在四年前承諾到2040年將自己轉變爲零排放平台。週二，科什莫沙希在博客中表示，公司大力投資以增加其車隊中的新能源車數量，目前已超過18.2萬輛。
"It's important progress, but we know it's not enough. In order to help repair our planet, both the public and private sectors need to act with more urgency. And while we know the future is electric, getting there requires new ideas and constant innovation," the CEO said.
「這是重要的進展，但我們知道這還不夠。爲了幫助修復我們的地球，公共和私人部門都需要更加緊迫地行動。我們知道未來是新能源車，但要到達那裏需要新的想法和不斷的創新。」首席執行官說。
The CEO also announced the rollout of new features and updates to ramp up the electrification of its fleet including kicking off a series of premium EV pop-ups so riders can try previous EVs such as the Lotus Eletre in London and Rivian R1 in LA, Miami, and Dallas. The CEO also announced an AI assistant in the driver app powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o to help resolve drivers' queries on EVs.
首席執行官還宣佈推出新功能和更新，以加速其車隊的電動化，包括啓動一系列高端新能源車快閃店，讓乘客可以在倫敦的Lotus Eletre和LA、邁阿密、達拉斯的Rivian R1等先進新能源車中體驗。首席執行官還宣佈，由OpenAI的GPt-40提供支持的司機應用中的人工智能助手，幫助解決司機對新能源車的疑問。
Why It Matters: Uber's push towards electrification comes ahead of EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) unveiling its dedicated robotaxi product on Oct. 10.
爲何重要：在新能源車巨頭特斯拉公司（納斯達克:TSLA）於10月10日推出專用的無人駕駛出租車產品之前，優步正在推動電動化發展。
Musk has previously said that the company's robotaxi fleet will operate as a mix of Uber and Airbnb. While a certain portion of the fleet will be owned by Tesla, individual Tesla customers can also add or subtract their vehicles to the robotaxi fleet at will for additional income. As for riders, they can summon a car using the Tesla App, Musk said.
馬斯克此前表示，該公司的無人駕駛出租車車隊將以優步和愛彼迎的混合形式運營。儘管特斯拉的某些車輛將由特斯拉擁有，但個人特斯拉客戶也可以隨意向無人駕駛出租車車隊添加或減少其車輛以獲取額外收入。至於乘客，他們可以使用特斯拉應用程序召喚汽車，馬斯克說。
However, not a lot of people are convinced about the functionality of this model, including the Uber CEO who flagged concerns including whether a car owner is going to want their car to be ridden in by a complete stranger.
然而，包括優步首席執行官在內，對於這種模式的功能性並不被很多人認可，提出了一些疑慮，包括車主是否願意讓陌生人乘坐他們的車。
He also flagged other concerns including trouble in meeting demand as individual drivers might want their vehicles at the same hour as when demand peaks.
他還提出其他問題，包括在需求高峰時段，個人司機可能希望在同一小時使用他們的車，而這會導致供需不匹配。
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