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

Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their ...

Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi.

Uber and autonomous vehicle company Waymo are teaming up to offer people in Austin the chance to ride in a driverless vehicle ...

With the Uber and Waymo robotaxi launch next month, users in Austin can sign up now for priority access to the new AVs. On Wednesday, Uber announced the addition of an Interest List on the app.

Uber, which already offers the "Waymo One" experience in three other U.S. cities, announced last September that it would begin offering driverless rides in the Live Music Capital in early 2025.

The company said in a statement that users will "be able to travel across 37 square miles of Austin — from Hyde Park, to Downtown, to Montopolis" — when the Uber-Waymo service launches soon.

In December, Uber launched robotaxi rides with WeRide in Abu Dhabi and Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have been available on the Uber app in Phoenix since October 2023.

Starting this week, residents will have access to driverless cars on the ride-hailing app as part of its partnership with the autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo. Uber, which already offers ...