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.
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Shareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents
The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber’s board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.
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AI | Startups | Transportation
OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US
The hire marks OpenAI’s latest push into India, expanding offices, partnerships and hiring.
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Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix
Uber said it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city, but did not name the partner.
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Lime begins life as a public company after years of uncertainty
The nine-year-old scooter and bike-share company has said it needs the funds to help pay down around $1 billion in liabilities.
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Uber’s European expansion plans may have hit a speed bump
Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 — but now five of those launches are reportedly on hold.
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TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Uber’s robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo
Washington, D.C. has become a battleground for Uber and Waymo’s competing views.
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AI | TC | Transportation
Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be ‘everything for everyone’
Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company’s financial services ambitions, its increasingly complicated relationship with Waymo, its new AV Labs data operation, and how AI is starting to show up in ways riders and drivers will actually notice.
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Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global footprint
Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion all-stock deal that would nearly double the company’s global footprint and create one of the world’s largest food-delivery platforms outside China.
