Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing trips in Austin and Atlanta
Publishing timestamp: 2024-09-13 13:00:01
Summary
Uber is expanding its partnership with Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing trips in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta starting in early 2025. This move helps Uber advance into the robotaxi space and comes as the company faces investor pressure to improve its autonomous vehicle strategy. Shares of Uber and Alphabet rose on the news.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/13/uber-and-waymo-partnership-expanding-to-austin-and-atlanta.html