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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it

1 August 2026 at 16:05
Uber has partnered with β€” and in some cases made direct investments in β€” about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years.Β Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships.

Waymo adds Google’s Gemini AI assistant and new UI to Ojai robotaxi

29 July 2026 at 17:30

Waymo is putting Google’s Gemini AI assistant inside its robotaxis for the first time, alongside the first major redesign of its rider interface in years.

Both features are launching in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built vehicle, as the company gets ready to open the car up to more public riders.

Tesla self-driving manager describes scary conditions in robotaxi testing

28 July 2026 at 21:49

A former Tesla manager who ran the company’s β€œFull Self-Driving” test fleet in Houston says the operation was so understaffed that its cars became β€œrolling hazards on public streets,” according to a lawsuit.

The manager, Javier Medrano, filed the wrongful-termination complaint in Houston federal court, and its contents were reported this week. He oversaw the fleet before Tesla launched its driverless β€œRobotaxi” in the city.

Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft

28 July 2026 at 18:20

Baidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once β€” Uber and Freenow by Lyft.

The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-hand-drive market, in Hong Kong. Two milestones in one week, on opposite ends of the world.

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