In response to questions about its partnership with Uber, a Waymo spokesman provided a statement from the company’s blog post announcing the expansion to Atlanta and Austin. Image Uber’s chief ...

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.

Waymo self-driving car navigating city traffic, San Francisco, California, August 20, 2024. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) ...

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 ...

The Waymo robotaxi fleet will be smaller to start — although Uber would not disclose a figure — and eventually grow to hundreds of vehicles across both Austin and Atlanta over the next few years.

The company said in a statement that users will "be able to travel across 37 square miles of Austin — from Hyde Park, to Downtown, to Montopolis" — when the Uber-Waymo service launches soon.

Uber is opening its "interest list" for riders in Austin, Texas who want to try Waymo robotaxi service there soon. Riders in Austin will be able to travel across 37 square miles of the city when ...