TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. 

Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep

The new returns feature is the company’s latest effort to become an everything app.

Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.

Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber

Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon’s chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

Uber expands its $4,000 ‘Go Electric’ grant to drivers nationwide
Uber expands its $4,000 ‘Go Electric’ grant to drivers nationwide

Since last year, Uber has been offering drivers in a handful of locations – California, Colorado, Massachusetts and New York City – $4,000 to swap their gas guzzlers for electric vehicles. The company must have liked the results because today it announced that it would be expanding eligibility for its “Go Electric” grant to drivers […]

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai

Uber and WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East.

Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

It’s a notable exit for Blacklane, which has raised more than $100 million from backers like Mercedes-Benz and Sixt.

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart

Waymo’s weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.