Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London
Uber customers in the UK can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi.
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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months
Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.
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Uber is deploying its own self-driving cars again, just not as robotaxis
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Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation
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Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes
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Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch
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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
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