Volkswagen unveiled a robotaxi for the Uber fleet in Los Angeles.
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Updated Jun 21
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What happened
Volkswagen unveiled a robotaxi for the Uber fleet in Los Angeles.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
The robotaxi market is seeing rapid expansion with partnerships between Uber, Waymo, Lucid, Nuro, and Volkswagen, alongside market statements from Tesla and Elon Musk.Also in this story
- Uber and Alphabet's Waymo announced a strategic partnership on August 1st to collaborate on robotaxi platforms and drone delivery services.
- Tesla unveiled its robot taxi service in Austin, while Uber is reportedly in talks to fund Travis Kalanick's acquisition.
- Uber backs Moove, which then partners with Waymo to develop an autonomous fleet.
- Uber faces competition from new entrant Amazon, while Waymo remains a crucial partner, amidst market scrutiny from Bank of America and a lawsuit.
The entities involved
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Volkswagen Group
German automotive manufacturing conglomerate
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Los Angeles
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Coverage
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