Key facts
- Waymo and Uber have ended their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, Arizona.
- The collaboration, which began in 2023, allowed Waymo vehicles to be booked through the Uber app.
- The partnership concluded in May, with Waymo integrating the vehicles back into its own fleet.
- Uber plans to launch a new autonomous vehicle partnership in Phoenix.
- Waymo vehicles continue to be available on Uber in Austin and Atlanta.
Uber and Alphabet's Waymo have ended their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, Arizona. The collaboration, which began in 2023, allowed Waymo vehicles to be booked through the Uber app. The partnership concluded in May, with Waymo integrating the vehicles back into its own fleet. Uber plans to launch a new autonomous vehicle partnership in Phoenix. Waymo vehicles continue to be available on Uber in Austin and Atlanta. The Phoenix deployment was a limited pilot program involving just over a dozen vehicles. The end of the partnership follows Waymo's recall of nearly 3,900 robotaxis due to a software issue.