Instead of external partnerships, Uber may start relying on its own robotaxis for driverless options.
Uber and Waymo have parted ways in major US market Phoenix. techcrunch The two transportation companies were reported to have ended their nearly three-year relationship in that city in May.
Waymo will still offer rides with its autonomous vehicle fleet in Phoenix through its app. The company has a long history in the city, using its streets as a proving ground before launching public rides in 2020. “After hundreds of thousands of trips with Uber, we have integrated these vehicles back into our Phoenix fleet, where they will continue to serve riders through Waymo, including our public transit integration with Via and delivery with DoorDash,” Waymo said. TC.
The major shift emerging from this dissolved partnership appears to be in favor of Uber, which is building its operations into autonomous vehicles. The company has worked with many different brands, from Everide to Veride, to offer robotaxi rides around the world. And now that Uber is involved in building its own autonomous cars in collaboration with Lucid and Nuro, the business may try to change the arrangement of those pieces in favor of using its own designs.
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