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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Elon Musk's robotaxi launch fails to wow Wall Street — and leaves Tesla analysts with more questions than answers

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk's robotics showcase left analysts short on answers.

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GM's Cruise cleans house, fires 9 executives, and lays off hundreds of staff

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A Cruise robotaxi in San Francisco.

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Cruise CEO resigns after all of the company's robotaxis were forced to stop operating

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Elon Musk slams one wealth measure as flawed, as he owns stock in his companies not a 'giant pile of cash'

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Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating
Elon Musk.

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