(Reuters) -Avride said on Thursday it is scaling up the testing of its vehicles in Dallas, as the autonomous technology startup prepares to launch robotaxis on Uber.

Autonomous technology companies have been entering into partnerships with ride-hailing and delivery startups to commercialize robotic food deliveries.

Avride had announced a broader partnership with Uber in October last year and its delivery robots were launched on the Uber Eats platform in Austin in November which were later expanded to Dallas and Jersey City.

By the end of the year, Avride’s autonomous vehicles will join the Uber platform as robotaxis, bringing both the startup’s products to the same platform.

“Soon, Uber riders will have a new way to move around the city, marking another step toward making autonomous tr

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