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Waymo Explores Options to Leave Uber Robotaxi Deal
Waymo would shift rides to its own app as Uber shares fell 4.8% after the report, according to the Financial Times.
- On Friday, Alphabet-owned Waymo notified Uber that it plans to launch an independent robotaxi app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, while remaining on Uber's platform until May 2028.
- The companies are "pursuing diverging objectives," according to reports, as Uber criticized the partnership's "unsustainable financial terms" and both clashed over robotaxi regulations in different U.S. markets.
- Earlier this year, the two companies ended their self-driving partnership in Phoenix, Arizona, and Uber recently wound down that service as it shifts toward other autonomous vehicle developers.
- Uber shares fell 4.3% following the news; the ride-hailing company committed to buying vehicles from Rivian, Nuro, Waabi, and Wayve to diversify its autonomous platform.
- Waymo maintains users need "choice in how they experience this technology," positioning itself to compete with standalone apps from Tesla and Amazon's Zoox in the expanding robotaxi market.
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Waymo to end Uber exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta, launching its own app in January 2028
Waymo has notified Uber that it plans to launch its own app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending the exclusivity arrangement that has kept its robotaxis available only through Uber in both cities. An Uber spokesperson confirmed the notice to CNBC and Bloomberg on Friday, adding that the change would also free Uber […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Waymo explores ending Uber partnership, Financial Times reports
July 24 (Reuters) - Alphabet's robotaxi firm Waymo is considering ending its partnership with Uber due to a souring relationship between the companies, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Uber's shares clos...
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