Uber will open their new Advanced Technology Centre in Paris, focusing on AI and their Uber Elevate program, the company announced today.
This will be their first research centre outside of North America, and is set to launch later this year, with a €20 million investment over the next five years to engineer all the backend technology, including AI algorithms and air traffic control systems.
“With world-class engineers and a leading role in global aviation, France is the perfect place to advance our Uber Elevate program and new technology initiatives,” Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement.
“We’re excited to partner with Ecole Polytechique to shape the future of urban mobility, on the ground and in the air.”
Initial projects they will work on in thus hub will include: Machine learning-based transport demand modelling, high-density low-altitude air traffic management simulations, integration of innovative airspace transport solutions with European aviation regulators such as EASA and the development of smart grids to support future fleets of electric on the ground and in the air transport.
