The fast expansion of Waymo’s driverless car service is growing competition for Uber. The companies are also partners. By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco In 2020, Uber was at a crossroads ...

Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their interest in a Waymo robotaxi. For now, this doesn’t translate into a Waymo ...

Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi. Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi.

With the Uber and Waymo robotaxi launch next month, users in Austin can sign up now for priority access to the new AVs. On Wednesday, Uber announced the addition of an Interest List on the app.

Uber, which already offers the "Waymo One" experience in three other U.S. cities, announced last September that it would begin offering driverless rides in the Live Music Capital in early 2025.

In December, Uber launched robotaxi rides with WeRide in Abu Dhabi and Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have been available on the Uber app in Phoenix since October 2023.

The days of being forced to have awkward interactions with Uber drivers may be coming to an end in Austin. Starting this week, residents will have access to driverless cars on the ride-hailing app as ...

Last year, it was announced Waymo and Uber will be bringing autonomous ride-hailing to Austin and Atlanta, exclusively available via the Uber app. The taxi firm will be in charge of managing and ...

Uber users in Austin can now opt in to increase their chances of being matched with a Waymo vehicle. Photo: Courtesy of Uber ...

In September, Uber and Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced the expansion of their partnership into Austin and Atlanta, after having already teamed up in ...