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Shares of Uber jumped 5% on the news while Alphabet rose about 1%. Uber riders in those cities can be matched with a driverless Waymo car for some trips, according to the companies.
Uber and Waymo announced self-driving rides are months away from pickup as the companies are partnering to pioneer uses for autonomous vehicles.
In December 2016, Ducey had released a statement welcoming Uber's autonomous cars: "Arizona welcomes Uber self-driving cars with open arms and wide open roads. While California puts the brakes on innovation and change with more bureaucracy and more regulation, Arizona is paving the way for new technology and new businesses."
Besides Waymo, Uber has self-driving partnerships with Tesla's biggest competitor, Chinese EV maker BYD, and with AV company Aurora Innovation. Uber's stock is up over 30% so far this year. Read ...
March 2017 - An Uber self-driving car was hit and flipped on its side by another vehicle that failed to yield. In October 2017, Uber started using only one test driver. April 2017 - Waymo started a large scale robotaxi tests in a geo-fenced suburb of Phoenix, Arizona with a driver monitoring each vehicle.
In March 2018, Elaine Herzberg became the first reported pedestrian killed by a self-driving car, an Uber test vehicle with a human backup driver; prosecutors did not charge Uber, while the human driver was sentenced to probation. [39] In December 2018, Waymo was the first to commercialize a robotaxi service, in Phoenix, Arizona. [40]
Uber CEO snubs Elon Musk’s vision of a $30,000 payday for Tesla owners who rent out their cars as self-driving taxis. Sydney Lake. August 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM ... [Uber’s partners]” one day.
Uber is one of many technology companies and automakers, including Waymo and General Motors Co's Cruise division, racing to ready self-driving cars for public use in coming years. Uber has said ...