Uber to Cut About 3,300 Jobs, Its Biggest Round Since the Pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO—Dara Khosrowshahi has spent years telling investors that Uber’s future runs on robotaxis. On Wednesday he told employees the company needs to be smaller to get there. Uber is…
Waymo Expands to Three New Cities as Robotaxi Race Turns to Coverage
On September 1, Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google, extended its robotaxi service to Denver, San Diego and Tampa, adding three cities to a roster that already includes Phoenix, San…
Uber Launches $14.8 Billion Offer for Delivery Hero
Uber published its formal offer document for Delivery Hero on Aug. 27, setting a price of 41.50 euros a share and valuing the German delivery company’s equity at about 13…
Waymo to Launch Robotaxi Service in Munich in 2027
The first Waymo vehicles will appear on Munich’s streets in the coming weeks, at first with trained drivers at the wheel, mapping the city’s roads and testing its traffic patterns.…
Dutch Regulator Fines Uber $966 Million Over Automated Driver Deactivations
AMSTERDAM — The Dutch data protection authority fined Uber 825 million euros, or about $966 million, on Sunday for the way it deactivates driver accounts, ruling that an automated process…
Nevada Lets Tesla, Uber, and Waymo Put 8,000 Robotaxis on Las Vegas Streets
Nevada regulators on Friday approved Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate driverless taxis in Las Vegas, a decision that allows the three companies to deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis combined…
Uber Bets on Zipline Drones to Redraw the Last Mile
SAN FRANCISCO — Dara Khosrowshahi has spent a decade arguing that Uber is a logistics company, not a car company. On Monday he put that argument in the air: Uber…
Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Five European Cities
Uber’s driverless expansion is crossing the Atlantic. The ride-hailing company said on August 15 that it is expanding its partnership with Pony.ai, the Chinese autonomous-driving company, to deploy more than…
Amazon Revives Mandatory Arbitration, Closing Off Class-Action Lawsuits
Five years after abandoning the practice under public pressure, Amazon has brought it back. The company updated its U.S. user agreement this month to restore mandatory arbitration clauses and to…
Uber Sells Its Entire Stake in Serve Robotics, Ending a Delivery-Robot Alliance
The partnership that made Serve Robotics one of the most visible names in autonomous delivery is over. Uber has sold its entire stake in the robot-delivery company, TechCrunch reported Monday,…
