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Hot on the heels of their partnership announcement, Uber and Volkswagen will soon be launching shared autonomous rides, the companies said Wednesday. The initiative is slated to kick off in Los Angeles in 2026.
The company on Wednesday announced a route share feature on its platform, prepaid ride passes and special deals week for Uber One members at its annual Go-Get showcase.
The first shared autonomous carpooling via Volkswagen ID.Buzz vans will offer Uber users a roomier and potentially cheaper ride over Waymo, and beat Tesla's 'robovan' to the punch.
Prominent investor Ross Gerber recently shared that, in his view, Alphabet's Waymo self-driving technology performs better than human drivers—hinting at growing pressure on ride-sharing and autonomous vehicle rivals.
While Waymo may be Uber’s marquee U.S. partner, the rideshare giant is making it clear it won’t rely on just one self-driving tech provider.
Waymo’s robotaxis are available exclusively on the Uber app in the Texas capital, and today the ridehailing company provided some color on how that partnership is going since its launch in early March.
The ride-sharing app has been looking to invest in more affordable transport and delivery offerings to widen its user base and combat slowing revenue growth in an uncertain economic environment.
Atlanta will soon join Austin, Texas, offering autonomous Uber ride-hailing vehicles, the company's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said today.
As part of that expansion, Uber will increase its investment into WeRide by $100 million, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. WeRide said it expects the cash to come through by the second half of 2025.
Waymo, the controversial self-driving car company whose robotaxis have become a common sight in San Francisco and a few other cities, will take initial steps that could lead to an eventual expansion into Boston.
Waymo began operating its robotaxi on the Uber app in Austin in March.Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Uber and Waymo Uber's CEO said the Waymo robotaxis on its app in Austin are already busier ...
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