I recently took a trip across town in a Waymo car, which — starting Tuesday — is available for Austin riders exclusively on the Uber app. Why it matters: A growing number of Austin residents now have access to the technology,

With Waymo up to 200,000/week, total rides are now well over a million a month. The robotaxi is here. But people mistake it for Uber because it looks like that today.

Uber and Waymo launched their partnered ride share as SXSW 2025 is set to take over Austin. Here's what to know.

Starting today, if you call an Uber in Austin you can match with a self-driving Waymo vehicle. The launch in the Texas capital is part of an expanded partnership between the two tech companies. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are already available on the Uber platform in Phoenix, and the companies plan to launch next in Atlanta.

Unlike Waymo's deployments in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix, Waymos in Austin are available exclusively through the Uber app.

Uber announced Tuesday it's partnership with Waymo to dispatch self-driving cars, with Texas football QB Arch Manning being one of the first riders.

In the race to lead the autonomous vehicle space—and maybe even the future of transportation—Google's Waymo has about a 100-mile head start. The self-driving taxi division just hit a new milestone: over 200,000 paid rides per week through its Waymo One service.

San Diegans familiar with Waymo’s operations in Phoenix and San Francisco—whether as passengers or through stories—recall troublemakers pushing the limits by hotboxing, hooking up, and pulling pranks inside and outside the self-driving cars.

Uber is set to launch a new ride-hailing service using self-driving cars in Austin, Texas – the backyard of Elon Musk ’s Tesla. The autonomous option is a collaboration between Uber and Waymo, a leading robotaxi company.

Zoox robotaxis, a new fleet of self-driving taxis backed by Amazon, is ready to hit the streets this year, rolling out first in Las Vegas.

Six out of ten American drivers are afraid to ride in a self-driving car. Meanwhile, Waymo is up past 150,000 paid autonomous rides per week.

Uber announced Tuesday its partnership with Waymo, which allows Austin locals to match with autonomous cars that will drive them around Austin. Some of the first passengers? The Manning family.