Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber.
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Uber to open 2 campuses in India to support product development, operations
The expansion comes as Uber seeks new growth areas beyond ride-hailing and invests more heavily in AI, automation, and autonomous vehicle technologies.
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Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation
Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and auto-rickshaws.
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Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in 4 months
Uber’s cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.
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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber’s new AV Labs division.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Inside GM’s $900M EV battery gamble
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Uber, Wayve, and Waymo are headed toward a robotaxi showdown in London
Uber customers in the U.K. can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi.
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Uber will bring its premium robotaxi service to Houston in 2027
This will be the second market to have an Uber robotaxi service outfitted with Lucid EVs equipped with a self-driving system from Nuro.
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TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
