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Uber has just teamed up with Cruise to roll out more driverless rides starting next year! That’s right, folks—soon you could be hopping into a robotaxi right from the Uber app. This partnership was officially announced on Thursday and promises to spice up your travel options.
Now, if you think Uber is stopping at Cruise, think again! They’ve already joined forces with Waymo for autonomous rides and struck a long-term deal with Aurora, a company specializing in driverless trucks. Not to mention, they had a fling with Motional for robotaxi services—until Motional hit the brakes back in May.
And speaking of events, remember when we were all waiting for Elon Musk’s big reveal about Tesla’s robotaxi? Well, that date slipped by a couple of weeks ago, but it’s now set for October 10th. Fingers crossed it’s worth the wait!
However, Cruise had its own hiccup in the road. Last October, they paused their robotaxi service after a rather unfortunate incident where one of their cars dragged a pedestrian. Yikes! But fear not; they’re back on track with safety drivers in place as they prepare to launch their partnership with Uber.
While Uber and Cruise haven’t spilled the beans on which cities will see this new service, Cruise’s spokesperson, Tiffany Testo, hinted that we can expect it to kick off in one of their supervised testing locations: Phoenix, Dallas, or Houston. So keep your eyes peeled!
That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more tech updates and remember: the future is just around the corner—driverless and all!
