One robotaxi player has grown its share of users so far in 2026 — and it's not Waymo

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A woman carrying a brown paper shopping bag steps out of a Zoox self-driving robotaxi as a light green Zoox banner sits behind it and skyscrapers stand in the distance.
Zoox is picking up momentum judging by monthly active users, according to data from Apptopia.

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Waymo says some of its robotaxis ran out of power during San Francisco's July 4 gridlock and had to be towed

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Some Waymo cars stalled and had to be towed during the July 4th celebrations in San Francisco.

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A Waymo car ended a ride early, then the company told the passenger to get an Uber

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A white self-driving Waymo car, with cameras and other sensors on its roof and its sides, pulls out of a parking lot in San Francisco.
One Waymo rider said that one of the self-driving car company's support staff suggested he take an Uber or Lyft ride instead.

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Waymo's bumpy month

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Waymo driving through flooded road
Waymo temporarily suspended some of its service offerings across the US amid issues with weather and construction zones.

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Uber gave up on driverless cars. Now it's paying the price.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

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Uber CEO says AI is turning his engineers into 'superhumans'

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at a conference while wearing a light grey suit, light blue dress shirt, and crossing his two pointer fingers.

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I took my first Waymo ride as robotaxis expand to more cities. I was surprised by the price compared to Uber and Lyft.

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The front seat of a Waymo car in San Francisco sits empty.
In downtown San Francisco, Waymos have become a common sight.

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Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash say self-driving tech is the future — and they'll need to spend big to make it happen

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One of DoorDash's Dot robots, which features a red exterior, cameras and other sensors in front of and above it, four wheels, as well as two eye-like lights in the front, sits in a conference room at a company office.
Autonomous technology, such as Dot, DoorDash's delivery robot, will take investment to roll out broadly.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the real estate industry might hold the secret to making robotaxis work financially

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Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, looks on as he attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos

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Good news, delivery drivers: DoorDash CEO says robotaxis aren't ready for food delivery

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A person on a bike with a Doordash box on their back.
A Doordash deliveryperson on a bike.

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