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African ride-hailing startup Moove is close to raising $1.2 billion in a debt round that will help it finance a rollout of an autonomous-driving fleet with Waymo and expand in the U.S.
In June, Uber began offering self-driving rides in Atlanta using Alphabet 's Waymo service. Uber is the only way to book Waymo rides across a 65-square-mile stretch of the Georgia city.
Drivers for Uber and other ride-hailing services often rely on tips to turn a more meaningful profit. Uber's CEO said around 20% of riders tip.
Elon Musk on Friday announced that Tesla's first fully-autonomous car drove itself to its new Texas owner.
A new study found Uber riders may face longer wait times thanks to forward-dispatch trips, and they aren't much more profitable for drivers, either.
Austin reported its first incident with a Tesla Robotaxi service, according to the city's autonomous vehicle incident dashboard.
Uber's decision to use AI to determine prices and driver pay could be the key to the ride-hailing company's financial turnaround, a new study found.
Camiel Irving joined 11Alive's The Take to discuss Waymo's first day of operations in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Although the robotaxi arrived years later than promised, Tesla's rollout was a critical step for Musk's ambitions to make an Uber-like network of autonomous vehicles.
Waymo's robotaxis began carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin, Texas.
It is also expected that Waymo will continue to launch its Waymo One service in new markets independently instead of partnering with Uber.
Gary Black, sees minimal risk in UBER as they expand partnership with Alphabet's Waymo, also exploring driverless expansion to Miami and D.C.