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AV will grow very quickly but remains very small industry today

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi · ep#244 "Uber's Robotaxi Playbook, End of Human Driving & $10B Bet on Robots | Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber CEO)" · source

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
49.1%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31
Edges in / out
3 / 5
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

AV will grow very quickly but remains very small industry today | right now while autonomous is a reality today and is growing very very quickly, it is you know I I think last year all of the autonomous trips in the world represented less than 1% of our growth in volume.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Uber's Robotaxi Playbook, End of Human Driving & $10B Bet on Robots | Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber CEO)"
right now while autonomous is a reality today and is growing very very quickly, it is you know I I think last year all of the autonomous trips in the world represented less than 1% of our growth in volume.

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0105
excellent
Hits / Misses
2 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
66.7%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Dara Khosrowshahi is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

This node isn't linked to a reference class. The Bayesian update applies without outside-view blending.

Probability over time

8 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-05-082026-05-24
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 49.1%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 5 overdue ⏱
  1. 2025-05-27overdueQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2025-10-20overdueQ2 window check-in (50%)
  3. 2026-03-15overdueQ3 window check-in (75%)
  4. 2026-03-27overdueWaymo reaches 500K weekly paid robotaxi rides across 10 US cities
    How: Waymo public disclosure or third-party verification of ≥500,000 weekly paid robotaxi trips by end of Q1 2026
    Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/conf 97%
  5. 2026-04-30overdueUber commits >$10B to autonomous vehicle program
    How: Uber S-1/10-Q or earnings call confirms cumulative AV program commitment exceeding $10 billion (purchases + equity stakes)
    Source: https://www.cbtnews.com/autonomous-future-back-in-focus-as-waymo-expands/conf 85%
  6. 2026-09-01 → 2027-03-31pendingWaymo targets 1M weekly rides milestone
    How: Waymo publicly reaches or pre-announces 1 million weekly paid robotaxi rides milestone
    Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/conf 62%
  7. 2026-12-31pendingUber launches robotaxi services in 15+ cities by year-end 2026
    How: Uber publicly confirms robotaxi service operating in at least 15 distinct cities by end of 2026
    Source: https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/with-200-million-monthly-users-uber-readies-for-autonomous-rides/conf 65%
  8. 2026-12-31pendingAV trips remain under 5% of total Uber volume through 2026
    How: AV-completed trips as share of total Uber trips remains <5% per Uber FY2026 10-K disclosures
    Source: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/transcript-uber-sells-dream/conf 85%

What if this resolves?

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(live posterior: 49%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-24T02:00:02Z49.1%+2.3pp
Network propagation: 46.8% → 49.1%
4-iter LBP, residual 0.01000 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 806b02f8
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z46.8%+4.6pp
Network propagation: 42.3% → 46.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z42.3%+8.7pp
Network propagation: 33.5% → 42.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
metadata_milestone_miss_sweep2026-05-08T22:15:34Z33.5%-5.5pp
metadata_milestone_miss_sweep bayesian_v2 n=1 inside=0.335 blend=0.335 LLR=-0.237 κ=0.69 no_blend
Raw metadata
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LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z39.0%+11.1pp
Network propagation: 27.9% → 39.0%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
metadata_milestone_miss_sweep2026-05-02T22:07:21Z27.9%-26.0pp
metadata_milestone_miss_sweep bayesian_v2 n=4 inside=0.279 blend=0.279 LLR=-1.107 κ=0.69 no_blend
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LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z54.0%-2.1pp
Network propagation: 56.0% → 54.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z56.0%-4.0pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 56.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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