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Waymo is reportedly considering breaking up with Uber | TechCrunch

Waymo is reportedly considering breaking up with Uber | TechCrunch

Waymo is reportedly seeking an exit from its deal with Uber, which has made the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxis available on the ride-hailing giant’s network in Austin and Atlanta, according to the Financial Times. Waymo has already told Uber that it intends to offer robotaxis on its own app in those markets starting in January 2028

Waymo is reportedly seeking an exit from its deal with Uber, which has made the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxis available on the ride-hailing giant’s network in Austin and Atlanta, according to the Financial Times.

Waymo has already told Uber that it intends to offer robotaxis on its own app in those markets starting in January 2028 and alongside the existing offering, the transportation giant told TechCrunch on Friday. Uber said the contract with Waymo covering Austin and Atlanta ends in May 2028. The two companies already parted ways in Phoenix earlier this year, as TechCrunch first reported.

Waymo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

All of this follows months of growing tensions between Waymo and Uber. Earlier this year, Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli posted a video of what he thought was unsafe and “scary” behavior from a Waymo robotaxi. In May, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi mildly criticized the behavior of Waymo’s robotaxis in school zones and emergency situations during an earnings conference call, although without naming the company.

Meanwhile, Waymo has taken on Uber in a series of new political fights over robotaxi regulations.

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