Avride is expanding its vehicle testing in Dallas, as the autonomous technology startup gets ready to introduce robotaxis on Uber.

Companies focused on autonomous technology have been forming alliances with ride-hailing and delivery startups to bring robotic food deliveries to market.

Avride revealed a wider collaboration with Uber in October of the previous year, and its delivery robots debuted on the Uber Eats platform in Austin in November, later extending to Dallas and Jersey City.

By year's end, Avride's self-driving vehicles will be integrated into the Uber platform as robotaxis, combining the startup's offerings on a single platform.

"Shortly, Uber passengers will experience a new method for navigating the city, representing an additional advancement in integrating autonomous transportation into daily life," stated Sarfraz Maredia, Uber's leader in autonomous mobility and delivery.

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The Dallas robotaxi fleet will utilize Hyundai Motor's advanced IONIQ 5 EV platform, combined with Avride's self-driving technology.

Avride collaborated with Hyundai in March this year to grow its robotaxi fleet and reached an agreement with the South Korean manufacturer to co-develop and manage autonomous vehicles.

The startup has partnered with food delivery service Grubhub to implement its robots on university campuses throughout the United States.

Avride is a prominent developer in the delivery robot and autonomous vehicle sector. In 2017, a team of driven engineers set out to confront one of the major challenges of the 21st century — leading the way in autonomous transportation innovation.

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Currently, their dynamic group, comprising several hundred engineers, most of whom have experience with Yandex's autonomous driving technology, creates and manages self-driving vehicles worldwide, shaping the future of transportation and delivery systems.