Ride-hailing and food delivery app Uber is opening its “interest list” to users in Austin, Texas, who want to be first in line for Waymo robotaxis there. The company said in a statement that users will “be able to travel across 37 square miles of Austin — from Hyde Park, to Downtown, to Montopolis” — when the Uber-Waymo service launches soon.

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Uber Opens Up Its Waymo Robotaxi Interest List in Austin

Uber and Waymo beat Tesla to the punch offering robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas.

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Uber opens ‘interest list' for Waymo robotaxi rides in Austin

More riders will have the chance to book a driverless vehicle, right from the Uber app.

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Uber Technologies Inc. has set up a waitlist for customers interested in requesting a driverless Waymo vehicle in Austin, ahead of a planned launch later this year.

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Uber Opens Waitlist for Waymo Rides in Austin Ahead of Launch

Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi.

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following news of Uber and Waymo's upcoming co-branded ridehailing services in Austin, an economic development expert told KXAN the Texas capital is expected to continually attract autonomous vehicle companies amid the industry's growth. On Wednesday, Uber and Waymo launched an interest list for Austin customers ahead of a public launch later this year. Those signed up on the list will receive updates from Uber on the driverless …

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Uber opens a waitlist to request a driverless Waymo vehicle in Austin ahead of a planned 2025 launch; rides will be limited to 37 square miles

Uber app users in Austin can now get on an “interest list” for a chance to match with Waymo autonomous cabs, according to The New York Times. The rides aren’t available yet, but they’re coming to a 37 square miles area of the city in "early 2025" according to Bloomberg. Uber once had self-driving ambitions of its own, but sold off its "Advanced Technologies Group" to Aurora in 2020. Since then, it has slowly deepened its relationship with Waymo.…

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Uber opens waitlist for driverless Waymo rides in Austin

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025.Gerry Miller | CNBCRide-hailing and food delivery app Uber is opening its "interest list" to users in Austin, Texas, who want to be first in line for Waymo robotaxis there.The company said in a statement that users will "be able to travel across 37 square miles of Austin — from Hyde Park, to Downtown, to Montopoli…

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Uber opens 'interest list' for Waymo robotaxi rides in Austin

With the Uber and Waymo robotaxi launch next month, users in Austin can sign up now for priority access to the new AVs. On Wednesday, Uber announced the addition of an Interest List on the app. This feature lets users indicate whether they'd like to receive updates from Uber and "increase their chances of being matched with a Waymo autonomous vehicle at launch by opting into the AV preference." The ride-hailing app also unveiled a co-branded Ube…

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Uber and Waymo start the countdown for Austin launch next month

The long-awaited partnership between Uber and Waymo has hit the road in Austin as the brands announced riders are now able to sign up for rides.

Uber opens ‘interest list’ for Waymo robotaxi rides in Austin

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