·HSK 4

Uber (ride-hailing company)
Yōubù
优步
with / and
yǔ
与
Rivian (electric vehicle maker)
Rivian
Rivian
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
$1.25 billion
12.5亿美元
12.5亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
by (a certain time)
dào
到
the year 2031
2031年
2031年
to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
50,000 vehicles
wǔ wàn liàng
五万辆
autonomous / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi / cab
chūzūchē
出租车
。

Uber

Yōubù

优步

company

gōngsī

公司

with / and

yǔ

与

Rivian (EV company)

Rivian

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

partnership / cooperation

hézuò

合作

，

to plan

jìhuà

计划

to invest

tóuzī

投资

at most / up to

zuìduō

最多

$1.25 billion

12.5亿美元

zài

在

Uber

Yōubù

优步

platform

píngtái

平台

on (surface)

shàng

上

to deploy

bùshǔ

部署

50,000 vehicles

wǔ wàn liàng

五万辆

autonomous / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

taxi

chūzūchē

出租车

。

first batch / first group

shǒu pī

首批

vehicles

chēliàng

车辆

expected / projected

yùjì

预计

in / at (formal)

yú

于

the year 2028

2028年

in / at

zài

在

San Francisco

Jiùjīnshān

旧金山

and

hé

和

Miami

Mài Āmì

迈阿密

to hit the road / to begin operating

shànglù

上路

to operate

yùnyíng

运营

。

March 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM

ride-hailing app

dǎchē ruǎnjiàn

打车软件

company

gōngsī

公司

Uber

Yōubù

优步

with / and

yǔ

与

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

电动汽车

manufacturer / maker

zhìzàoshāng

制造商

Rivian (EV company)

Rivian

on (formal preposition)

yú

于

March 19th

sān yuè shíjiǔ rì

三月十九日

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

one / a (measure for items)

yī xiàng

一项

major / significant

zhòngdà

重大

cooperation agreement / partnership deal

hézuò xiéyì

合作协议

。

according to / based on

gēnjù

根据

agreement

xiéyì

协议

，

Uber

Yōubù

优步

will / about to

jiāng

将

to / towards

xiàng

向

Rivian (EV company)

Rivian

to invest

tóuzī

投资

at most / up to

zuìduō

最多

$1.25 billion

12.5亿美元

，

among which / of which

qízhōng

其中

initial

chūshǐ

初始

investment

tóuzī

投资

is / amounts to

wéi

为

$300 million

3亿美元

。

Uber

Yōubù

优步

to plan

jìhuà

计划

zài

在

own / in-house

zìjiā

自家

platform

píngtái

平台

on (surface)

shàng

上

to deploy

bùshǔ

部署

at most / up to

zuìduō

最多

50,000 vehicles

wǔ wàn liàng

五万辆

Rivian

R2 (vehicle model)

model / type

xíng

型

autonomous / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

car / vehicle

qìchē

汽车

，

and / additionally

bìng

并

can / may

kě

可

to choose / to opt to

xuǎnzé

选择

to purchase

gòumǎi

购买

more / additional

gèng duō

vehicles

chēliàng

车辆

。

these

zhèxiē

这些

driverless / autonomous

wúrén jiàshǐ

无人驾驶

taxi / cab

chūzūchē

出租车

will / about to

jiāng

将

to cover / to extend to

fùgài

覆盖

United States

Měiguó

美国

、

Canada

Jiānádà

加拿大

and

hé

和

Europe

Ōuzhōu

欧洲

(structural particle)

的

25 (cities)

èrshíwǔ gè

二十五个

city

chéngshì

城市

。

first batch / first group

shǒu pī

首批

to operate

yùnyíng

运营

city

chéngshì

城市

designated as / set as

dìng wéi

定为

San Francisco

Jiùjīnshān

旧金山

and

hé

和

Miami

Mài Āmì

迈阿密

，

expected / projected

yùjì

预计

in / at (formal)

yú

于

the year 2028

2028年

to launch / to start

qǐdòng

启动

service

fúwù

服务

。

Rivian (EV company)

Rivian

for / to

wéi

为

this (model)

zhè kuǎn

这款

vehicle model

chēxíng

车型

to develop / research and development

yánfā

研发

(completion particle)

了

third-generation

dì sān dài

第三代

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

system

xìtǒng

系统

，

equipped with

pèibèi

配备

eleven (units)

shíyī gè

十一个

camera

shèxiàngtóu

摄像头

、

five (units)

wǔ gè

五个

radar

léidá

雷达

and

hé

和

one (unit)

yī gè

一个

LiDAR (laser radar)

jīguāng léidá

激光雷达

。

analysts / industry observers

fēnxī rénshì

分析人士

to point out / to note

zhǐchū

指出

，

this (instance / time)

cǐ cì

此次

cooperation / partnership

hézuò

合作

marks / signals

biāozhì zhe

标志着

Uber

Yōubù

优步

again / re-

chóngxīn

重新

to enter / to venture into

shèzú

涉足

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

taxi / cab

chūzūchē

出租车

field / domain

lǐngyù

领域

。

both parties / both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

this (instance / time)

cǐ cì

此次

cooperation / partnership

hézuò

合作

will / about to

jiāng

将

to drive / to advance

tuīdòng

推动

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

technology

jìshù

技术

towards / moving toward

zǒuxiàng

走向

large-scale

dà guīmó

大规模

commercialization

shāngyèhuà

商业化

application / deployment

yìngyòng

应用

。

New Words

fāzhǎn

发展

development

jīnróng

金融

financial

shìchǎng

市场

market

jìshù

技术

technology

zēngzhǎng

增长

growth

tóuzī

投资

investment

qǐyè

企业

enterprise

chǎnyè

产业

industry

chuàngxīn

创新

innovation

quánqiú

全球

global

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Uber Partners With Rivian in $1.25 Billion Deal to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis

Uber and electric vehicle maker Rivian announced a deal to deploy up to 50,000 autonomous taxis on the Uber platform by 2031, with Uber investing as much as $1.25 billion. The first vehicles are expected to launch in San Francisco and Miami in 2028.

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