Uber will be in 15 cities with autonomous partners by end of 2026

Uber will be in 15 cities with autonomous partners by end of 2026 | we'll be in 15 cities by the end of the year with our partners.

Watch events: Waymo 1M rides/wk (end-2026); Tesla Robotaxi scaling; NHTSA AV rules

we'll be in 15 cities by the end of the year with our partners.

Uber announced 15-city autonomous partnership roadmap by end-2026 (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando, Atlanta, Austin + Waymo partners). Waymo alone announced 20+ cities in 2026.

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