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Ride-hailing stalwart Uber is in focus this week, as robotaxi challenges from Waymo and others may cut into its future prospects. ... BofA has a Buy rating on Uber and $93 price target, suggesting ...
Now, anyone with the Waymo One smartphone app will be able to request a ride around an 80-square-mile (129-square-kilometer) territory spanning the second largest U.S. city.
“The most recent data shows that Waymo's vehicles are involved in 72% fewer injury-causing crashes compared to human drivers,” Waymo public relations manager Anjelica Price-Rocha said in an email.
From a consumer perspective, my Waymo experience was about on par with taking an Uber. Waymo was generally cheaper, and equally reliable. It sometimes took what seemed like slower, back-street routes.
An ensuing settlement gave Waymo 0.34% of Uber stock, [164] the equivalent of $245 million. Uber agreed not to infringe Waymo's intellectual property. [170] Part of the agreement included a guarantee that "Waymo confidential information is not being incorporated in Uber Advanced Technologies Group hardware and software."
Waymo One's robotaxis could already be impacting the earnings of Uber and Lyft drivers. Some drivers are concerned about an expansion to airports. The battle between human and robot ride-hailing ...
On Thursday morning, a ride from downtown Phoenix to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the Uber app cost about $19. The same ride on the Waymo One app cost about $16. However, users do ...
Waymo, born 15 years ago as the “Google Self-Driving Car Project,” now offers fully autonomous rideshare services in Phoenix—where its driverless vehicles also make Uber Eats deliveries—as ...