Waymo and Uber Partner to Bring Self-Driving Car Service to Phoenix
- Waymo and Uber announced a partnership to offer Waymo's self-driving car service through Uber's app in Phoenix later this year.
- Waymo will make a limited number of its self-driving vehicles available for Uber rides and Uber Eats deliveries in Phoenix.
- The partnership marks a dramatic turnaround in the relationship between Waymo and Uber, who were engaged in a legal fight over self-driving technology in 2017.
- For Waymo, the deal provides another way to scale up its robotaxi service, while Uber gains access to advanced autonomous driving technology.
- The collaboration will start with a small number of Waymo's vehicles this year but is set to run for multiple years.