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Title: Uber Says Waymo Autonomous Vehicles Outperforming 99% of Human Drivers
in Austin

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1445...

Waymo's autonomous vehicles operating on Uber's platform in Austin are
completing more trips per day than over 99% of human drivers in the market,
according to Uber's Q1 2025 earnings report [PDF] released Wednesday. The
fleet of approximately 100 autonomous Waymo vehicles, launched exclusively on
Uber in March, has "exceeded expectations," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated in
the report. He cited the performance to "Waymo's safety record and rider
experience coupled with Uber's scale and reliability." Uber has rapidly
expanded its autonomous vehicle operations, reaching an annual run-rate of
1.5 million mobility and delivery AV trips across its network. The company
plans to scale to hundreds of vehicles in Austin in the coming months, while
preparing for a launch in Atlanta by early summer. Khosrowshahi said that
autonomous vehicle technology represents "the single greatest opportunity
ahead for Uber."

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