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Uber is expanding its AWS cloud contract to run more ride-sharing features on Amazon-designed chips, including a trial of the Trainium3 AI chip.
In short: Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing systems on Amazon-designed computer chips.
Amazon said Uber will use more AWS cloud services and will lean more heavily on two Amazon chip lines, Graviton and Trainium. AWS is Amazon’s cloud business, which is like renting computing power instead of owning your own servers.
Uber will expand its use of Graviton, which is a general-purpose server chip built to use less electricity. Uber will also start a trial of Trainium3, a chip made for AI work, which includes training AI models (teaching software by showing it lots of examples).
The move is notable because Uber has also been working with other big cloud providers. In 2023, Uber signed large, multi-year cloud deals with Oracle and Google as part of a shift away from running its own data centers. As recently as December, Uber publicly described that transition and highlighted its use of Arm-based chips in Oracle’s cloud.
Most people will not notice a direct change in the Uber app right away, but deals like this can affect cost, speed, and reliability over time. Choosing Amazon’s in-house chips is also a competitive signal, since it suggests AWS is convincing big customers to pick Amazon’s “hardware inside the warehouse” (like a restaurant insisting on using its own kitchen tools) rather than relying on competitors’ setups.
Source: TechCrunch AI
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