Autonomous will take a while to penetrate developing markets (70+ countries Uber operates in)

Autonomous will take a while to penetrate developing markets (70+ countries Uber operates in) | we operate in 70 plus countries and a lot of developing markets autonomous is going to take a a while to penetrate.

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

we operate in 70 plus countries and a lot of developing markets autonomous is going to take a a while to penetrate.

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