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
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
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
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Milestone chain
- 2025-05-27overdueQ1 window check-in (25%)
- 2025-10-20overdueQ2 window check-in (50%)
- 2026-03-15overdueQ3 window check-in (75%)
- 2026-03-27overdueWaymo reaches 500K weekly paid robotaxi rides across 10 US citiesHow: Waymo public disclosure or third-party verification of ≥500,000 weekly paid robotaxi trips by end of Q1 2026Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/conf 97%
- 2026-04-30overdueUber commits >$10B to autonomous vehicle programHow: 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%
- 2026-09-01 → 2027-03-31pendingWaymo targets 1M weekly rides milestoneHow: Waymo publicly reaches or pre-announces 1 million weekly paid robotaxi rides milestoneSource: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/conf 62%
- 2026-12-31pendingUber launches robotaxi services in 15+ cities by year-end 2026How: Uber publicly confirms robotaxi service operating in at least 15 distinct cities by end of 2026Source: https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/with-200-million-monthly-users-uber-readies-for-autonomous-rides/conf 65%
- 2026-12-31pendingAV trips remain under 5% of total Uber volume through 2026How: AV-completed trips as share of total Uber trips remains <5% per Uber FY2026 10-K disclosuresSource: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/transcript-uber-sells-dream/conf 85%
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Raw metadata
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