Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
Uber's annual Lost & Found Index reveals a variety of items left behind in its robotaxis, including quirky objects like dentures and an 'I Heart Hot Dads' bag. The report highlights the growing trend of lost items in autonomous vehicles, with thousands already logged in just a year. Uber aims to enhance its support network for retrieving lost belongings as it expands its robotaxi services across multiple cities.
- ▪Uber's Lost & Found Index catalogs millions of forgotten items, including unusual ones like live fish and a single Louboutin shoe.
- ▪The company has reported thousands of lost items in robotaxis since launching its service in March 2025.
- ▪Uber has established partnerships with various autonomous vehicle companies to enhance its robotaxi offerings.
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For the past 10 years, Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index has provided a rather quirky anthropological snapshot of its riders — and even a few insights into society. The annual catalogue of millions of forgotten items ranges from mundane modern-day tools such as smartphones and laptops, to more eyebrow-raising objects like live fish, an ankle monitor, a toboggan, a package of live butterflies, and a single Louboutin shoe. This year, Uber is using the report to highlight the same old problem of lost items with a new twist: robotaxis. Thousands of items (it’s a bit too new for millions) were left behind in robotaxis on Uber’s ride-hailing network in the past year, the company said Tuesday.
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