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Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate
Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing…
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Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets
Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million…
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Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy self-driving cars…
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The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing
A trip in a Waymo robotaxi still costs more, on average, than a comparable ride in a human-driven…
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Fashion rental app By Rotation and Uber partner to help deliver ski clothing
By Rotation, one of the U.K.’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, announced on Wednesday a partnership with…
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Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners
Uber has more than 20 autonomous vehicle partners, and they all want one thing: data. So the company…
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This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro
Uber, Lucid Motors, and Nuro have revealed the production-intent version of their collaborative robotaxi at the 2026 Consumer…
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Uber and Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in London next year, joining Waymo
Uber and Lyft will start testing Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis in London in 2026, joining Waymo and local…
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The accelerator is on the floor for autonomous vehicles
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.…
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New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing
New York’s latest state budget includes new disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to set different…