Google Maps could route around Uber for Waymo rides with one small release
signulll · x · 2026-09-06
Signull argues Uber's position in the autonomous era is structurally weak: Google is one small PR away from making Google Maps the ultimate Waymo-hailing client, and Maps' distribution already dwarfs Uber's. With Elon pushing Tesla's own robotaxi app too, there's "simply no need for Uber to serve as a middle man." A pointed take on who owns ride-hailing distribution when vehicles drive themselves.
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