Arrival unveils its roomy rideshare Car prototype designed with Uber

Arrival unveils its roomy rideshare Car prototype designed with Uber ahead of testing next year

Electrek.co by Scooter Doll

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[{"selector":"#anim-d3b9a9ad-57dc-4644-9512-d74d12ed1b74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Arrival Car features a hood to rear panoramic roof, foldable front seat, and passenger legroom that the automaker claims is greater than a Rolls Royce.

[{"selector":"#anim-818e7908-23ab-4e2c-b4cd-00aaf3d92d4b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrival is a relatively nascent automaker that continues to make headlines as it expands its EV technology, particularly vans, buses , and batteries in multiple markets.

[{"selector":"#anim-bbd5f5da-e022-4a7a-ac4b-93d7d5b72b8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In addition to headquarters in London, Arrival has expanded into the US, calling Charlotte home to its North American HQ alongside a Van microfactory on the city’s west side.

[{"selector":"#anim-6615500a-7c46-40e9-b09f-038631ea033d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Just last week, we shared news that Arrival was planning to build a $11.5 million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, joining its other two US facilities.

[{"selector":"#anim-1628c021-1bf3-4d75-b33c-4deb6ba25db3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrival has been busy overseas as well, completing autonomous rides in its Van EV without a driver, while simultaneously co-developing a cloud-based telemetry data platform for fleet EVs with Microsoft.

[{"selector":"#anim-5489a7b6-e22e-4175-a7cf-ef67838d20d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This past May, Arrival announced a new partnership with Uber to to design and develop a purpose-built EV specifically for rideshare drivers – particularly in the UK and EU markets.

[{"selector":"#anim-06d60e8c-2fd1-42a8-903f-a3f1b3015e87","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] At the time, Arrival shared plans to invite actual Uber drivers to participate in the design process to ensure its new Arrival Car met their needs.

[{"selector":"#anim-0a167309-e8f4-4d52-b596-0b8acfa9395e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more about Arrival's rideshare Car prototype and watch the full reveal video of the Arrival Car at Electrek.co.