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Uber unveils autonomous solutions business

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2026

Uber Autonomous Solutions is focused on three areas: infrastructure, user experience and fleet operations. Read More

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Uber eyes 'multitrillion-dollar opportunity' in AVs

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2026

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said 2025 was the company's fifth consecutive year of more than 20% annual gross bookings growth. Read More

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Self-driving startup Waabi raises $1B, partners with Uber to expand into robotaxis

By Abby Crotty | January 29, 2026

The funding includes $750 million from Waabi's Series C round and $250 million in milestone-based capital tied to its Uber partnership. Read More

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Uber, Nuro, Lucid confirm on-road robotaxi testing

By Abby Crotty | January 6, 2026

The companies said commercial robotaxi service is expected to launch in the San Francisco Bay Area later this year. Read More

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Lyft, Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis in London

By Abby Crotty | December 22, 2025

Lyft and Uber announced separate partnerships with Beijing-based Baidu over the summer. Read More

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Travel's movers, shakers and newsmakers in 2025

By PhocusWire | December 17, 2025

PhocusWire names its 2025 newsmakers, spotlighting the companies and individuals behind the most significant moves. Read More

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Grab, May Mobility partner to bring robotaxis to Southeast Asia

By Abby Crotty | October 27, 2025

As part of the multiyear partnership, Grab invested an undisclosed amount in AV technology company May Mobility. Read More

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Uber, WeRide launch robotaxis in Saudi Arabia

By Abby Crotty | October 24, 2025

Vehicle operators will be present during the initial launch before the AVs transition to being fully driverless. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Accelya, Hotelrunner, Riyadh Air and more...

By PhocusWire | October 10, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

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ChatGPT brings apps into chat, starting with Expedia and Booking.com

By Morgan Hines | October 7, 2025

OpenAI said the system is using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable ChatGPT to connect to external tools and data. Read More

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Expedia partners with Perplexity for Comet launch

By Morgan Hines | October 6, 2025

Expedia is offering Silver status in its OneKey loyalty program in exchange for users downloading Comet’s recently launched browser. Read More

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Uber app to get Blade electric air taxis

By Linda Fox | September 11, 2025

Blade’s passenger business, which last year flew more than 50,000 passengers across routes in the New York metropolitan area and Southern Europe, was acquired by Joby in late August. Read More

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Lyft teams up with Baidu to launch robotaxis in Europe

By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2025

Just last month, Baidu announced a partnership with Uber to deploy robotaxis in the Middle East and Asia. Read More

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Car-sharing company Turo acquires select assets from Kyte

By Abby Crotty | July 21, 2025

Kyte co-founder Ludwig Schoenack shared the news on LinkedIn, calling Turo "a partner we've long respected." Read More

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Uber partners with Nuro, Lucid to launch 20,000 robotaxis

By Abby Crotty | July 18, 2025

The robotaxi program is set to launch later in 2026 in a major city in the United States, then expanding to global markets over the next six years. Read More

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