Uber entered into negotiations to sell its self-driving division

The American service for ordering a taxi Uber put up for sale a division of unmanned vehicles Advanced Technologies Group (ATG). The company has been in talks since October with self-driving technology startup Aurora, told TechCrunch. three sources

The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Representatives for Aurora and Uber declined to comment. The publication notes that the negotiations may fail, but if successful, the number of Aurora staff will increase three times. And Uber will get rid of a costly project that has sparked controversy, including accusations of stealing trade secrets from Waymo, a division of Google.

A Reuters source told Reuters that negotiations are still ongoing and it is impossible to determine their exact outcome at this stage. In addition, according to the publication, Uber is considering acquiring a stake in the new company if Aurora agrees to buy ATG.

In the summer of 2020, Uber already got rid of one of its unsuccessful projects. We are talking about the Jump e-bike rental service, which, according to the terms of the deal, came under the control of Lime. After that, several hundred Jump employees lost their jobs, and tens of thousands of bicycles were thrown into a landfill.