One of the most significant transportation-centric pet projects with the undivided attention of automakers, Silicon Valley's tech overlords, and Wall Street's biggest bears and bulls is the futuristic,

The two companies are partnering to deploy a bunch of fully autonomous ID.Buzz vans into Uber's rideshare fleet over the next 10 years.

Volkswagen and Uber are teaming up to deploy a fleet of thousands of all-electric, fully autonomous robotaxis. The companies said in a press release Thursday that the ID Buzz AD minivans will launch in "multiple" US markets over the next decade, starting in Los Angeles next year. Testing is expected to begin later this year, the companies said.