Rumour: Uber's bulk order of Mercedes semi-autonomous cars
Late on Friday, Germany’s Manager Magazin reported that Uber had placed an order for at least 100,000 Mercedes S-Class cars, citing sources at both companies. It is important to note that this report remains completely unproven. According to sources familiar with the matter, Uber has been shopping for self-driving cars for some time now, resulting in this massive order with the German carmaker. The report does seem unlikely, especially since the Mercedes S-Class isn’t actually fully autonomous as yet, and while it will probably be Merc’s first model to include full autonomy, that capability is thought to be a few years away yet.

Daimler-Chef Dieter Zetsche und Uber-CEO Travis Kalanick hätten dies vereinbart, heißt es in Kreisen beider Unternehmen. Die Bestellung hänge allerdings noch an diversen Bedingungen.

So interessiere sich Kalanick zunächst nur für autonom steuernde Versionen des Mercedes-Flaggschiffs. Die werde es jedoch voraussichtlich erst nach 2020 geben, heißt es in Stuttgart.