The fast expansion of Waymo’s driverless car service is growing competition for Uber. The companies are also partners.

Uber Technologies Inc. has set up a waitlist for customers interested in requesting a driverless Waymo vehicle in Austin, ahead of a planned launch later this year.Customers in Austin can join an “interest list” in the Uber app starting Wednesday to receive updates about the upcoming launch and increase their chances of being matched with an autonomous vehicle,

Uber is one step closer to letting customers hail a self-driving vehicle in Austin, Texas, through its app. The company on Wednesday opened up its interest list so that curious riders can declare their interest in potentially being matched with a Waymo robotaxi,