Uber has been taking direct — and indirect — shots at its partner, Waymo

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A Waymo robotaxi drives by Uber HQ in San Francisco
In recent months, Waymo has added new cities to its service list without an Uber partnership.

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Waymo's CEO said early startups make one big mistake in every tech hype cycle

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Dmitri Dolgov, Co-CEO of Waymo, speaks onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility on May 18, 2022 in San Mateo, California.
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said startups make one mistake during tech hype cycles.

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Waymo, Alphabet's robotaxi service, is growing fast. Here's how to ride, costs, and the self-driving cars' crash record.

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Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service that operates in multiple US cities and plans to launch in cities around the globe.

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Waymo co-CEO says company's robotaxi tech will eventually be in personal cars

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Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said putting the company's driverless tech in personal cars will make sense especially in areas where it's not commercially viable to deploy a ride-hailing service.

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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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Former Uber CEO says Waymo is ahead in the robotaxi race — and Tesla is chasing a 'ChatGPT moment'

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Travis Kalanich
Travis Kalanick has unveiled a new automation startup, Atoms.

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Alphabet CEO could earn up to $692M under a new pay package linked to Waymo

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Sundar Pichai
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai's new comp package comes with equity tied to Waymo's and Wing's performance

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Microsoft-backed Wayve raises $1.5 billion to take its robotaxis global

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A Wayve self-driving car alongside one of London's famous red buses.

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The robotaxi industry's New York dreams just got pushed further away

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A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle wrapped with a football graphic is seen navigating a roadblock during NFL Super Bowl weekend in San Francisco, California on February 7, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Waymo's NY robotaxi plan falls through after Gov. Hochul drops proposal to legalize unsupervised robotaxis.

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Tesla takes a swipe at Waymo after it denies its robotaxis are driven by remote workers in the Philippines

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A Tesla Robotaxi stops at a stop sign. A Waymo follows.
Tesla launched its self-driving tax service in 2025. This year, its facing several scaling deadlines.

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