2025-02-05
Uber opens waitlist for driverless Waymo rides in Austin
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. Driverless cabs became availab [...]
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Waymo expands service area around San Francisco and Los Angeles
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2025-09-11
The DOJ sues Uber (again) for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
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Toyota and Waymo pledge to team up on a new autonomous vehicle platform
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