Waymo, Uber End 12-Vehicle Phoenix Robotaxi Pilot as Austin and Atlanta Expand
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 29
Waymo, Uber End 12-Vehicle Phoenix Robotaxi Pilot as Austin and Atlanta Expand
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 29
Summary
Waymo rides disappeared from Uber’s Phoenix app offering after the companies ended a pilot that used just over a dozen vehicles and had wrapped about a month ago.
Uber said the Arizona test was intentionally limited and helped it scale a much larger exclusive Waymo rollout in Austin and Atlanta, where hundreds of autonomous vehicles now operate through Uber.
The Phoenix vehicles will stay in service with Waymo, shifting to autonomous deliveries via DoorDash rather than passenger trips booked on Uber.
The move tests Uber’s claim that robotaxi operators will need its platform, even as Waymo still offers rides mainly through its own app in nine other cities and plans a nonexclusive Lyft launch in Nashville later this year.