The partnership builds on Uber’s strategy of integrating others’ autonomous systems into its ride-hail network, adding to existing deals with Waymo, WeRide, and Avride.

The partners want to set up a fleet of thousands of autonomous vehicles in the US over the next decade, based on Volkswagen’s all-electric ID. Buzz. The

German carmaker Volkswagen and ride hailing company Uber struck a deal to deploy thousands of ID. Buzz electric minivan on American roads.