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Waymo Co-CEO Says Uber App Deal Was ‘Crapshoot’ for Riders
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Transportation Waymo Co-CEO Says Uber App Deal Was ‘Crapshoot’ for Riders Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Co-Chief Executive Officer Tekedra Mawakana said her company’s plan to end an exclusive robotaxi partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. was in response to customer feedback asking for more consistency when ordering self-driving services. For now, customers in two US cities — Austin and Atlanta — that want to hail autonomous Waymo vehicle rides can do so exclusively through Uber’s platform. That...
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Waymo Co-CEO Says Uber App Deal Was ‘Crapshoot’ for Riders
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Co-Chief Executive Officer Tekedra Mawakana said her company’s plan to end an exclusive robotaxi partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. was in response to customer feedback asking for more consistency when ordering self-driving services.
For now, customers in two US cities — Austin and Atlanta — that want to hail autonomous Waymo vehicle rides can do so exclusively through Uber’s platform. That will change in January 2028, when Waymo said it intends to launch the service through its own app in those cities, stepping up the rivalry between the two companies.