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[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

Waymo is now the same price, or more, than Uber Black and Lyft Black! 🤯

This seems especially pronounced during peak times like Saturday night at 7 pm. Remember, waymo has a fixed fleet so all they can do is raise prices to lower demand.

Uber can raise prices which lowers demand but also entices more drivers/supply onto the road. Hence the better price and eta during peak times.

What would you do in this situation? Lyft black and save $5 or waymo?

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

What if we turn travel time into living time?

In our latest interview by Ben Hubbard on @driverlessguy_, @thepixmoving’s MD for Europe, Alexandru Vasiliu, lays out a very different vision for driverless vehicles.

A few interesting takeaways 👇

🏙️ PIX sees autonomous vehicles not just as transport, but as flexible, human-centred spaces that can be shuttles, workspaces, cafés, retail stores or even a mobile classroom

🚐 The company has 200 autonomous vehicles operating globally, with a main base in China

🚍 Its RoboBus features a panoramic cabin for up to six occupants, no steering wheel, a safety supervisor onboard, and operates at speeds of up to 35 km/h

🛍️ The RoboShop turns mobility into retail, functioning as a café, pop-up store, exhibition space or cultural venue. As Vasiliu puts it: “The future cabin is not a fixed environment. It is a programmable space.”

🎓 PIX is also building one of Europe’s first dedicated autonomous mobility labs at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, giving students and researchers direct access to its technology.

Check out the full interview here 👉 https://t.co/FDyGzhrSnL

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

@whatsinside @ScottyCameron Looks siiick

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

Uber dismissed two leaders at its AI data labeling business as part of a broader leadership transition at the unit, which it says is "seeing strong momentum" (@natlungfy / Bloomberg)

(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

Drivers Are Quitting, Uber Copies Lyft Again & Insurance Questions Grow https://t.co/W8wWAVmaB0

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

You can listen/watch the podcast here:

Substack - https://t.co/eK2h3rLGcH

Apple Podcasts - https://t.co/OnXdmNV8ST

Spotify - https://t.co/tVypq5NrRD

Youtube - https://t.co/VgYtXJdBRh

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

🚨🎙️ The latest episode of @driverlessguy_ podcast is live. I had a great chat with @crijnbouman, CEO and Co-founder of @ROCSYS1.

We discussed:

⚡🤖 How Rocsys supports AV fleets

🔌⚙️ Why charging is such an important part of AV depot management, and why it should be automated first

🚗🔋 The Rocsys M1 hands-free charging solution for AV fleets, its ease of deployment, and other benefits

🏭🚀 What the AV depot of the future will look like

🛠️⚠️ Common oversights AV companies make when designing depot operations

🌍📈 What Europe needs to do to catch up in the robotaxi space

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

@EdoajoEric Nah she isn't lol.

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

@FlySJC Should have made them walk far to their bus..

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

@jake_ayes interesting, don’t think I’ve ever seen that mentioned before today that they were separate fleets.

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

Weren't they already in waymo's fleet? In phoenix, you could call waymo with the waymo app or you could call waymo with the Uber app. I wasn't aware that it was a dedicated fleet for the latter..

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Waymo robotaxis are no longer available in Phoenix on the Uber app, ending a nearly three-year partnership in the city, both companies confirmed.

Waymo: “This was a productive pilot that paved the way for future expansions and partnerships across the globe. After hundreds of thousands of trips with Uber, we have integrated these vehicles back into our Phoenix fleet, where they will continue to serve riders through Waymo." https://t.co/nv6NEwoF0h

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Are all the soccer experts gonna tell me this wasn’t the worst pass of all time? Steal that guys cleats who passed it right to him.

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

@engadget Which ones?

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

🤔

[Wall St Engine @wallstengine]

$UBER has wound down its Waymo robotaxi offering in Phoenix.

Uber said Phoenix was an intentionally limited deployment with just over a dozen vehicles, while Waymo said the program completed hundreds of thousands of trips.

Uber plans to announce a new Phoenix robotaxi partner in the future.

[Autolane @goautolane]

When a rideshare driver hits the blue FSD button the passenger gets a 7x safer experience.
Tesla FSD is 7x safer than the average human driver.
Driver is less stressed. Passenger is safer. Nobody loses.
Episode 12 of the Last 50 Ft on Spotify now featuring @TheRideshareGuy

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

You can listen/watch the podcast here:
Spotify - https://t.co/fy4umOUvnK

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

🚨🎙️It was nice being a guest for once on The Last 50ft podcast where we discussed what rideshare drivers actually think about AVs. I had a great chat with Ben Seidl, co-founder and CEO of @goautolane, along with Cam Hering, Head of sales and Kyle Elysse Posson, Head of Marketing and Producer of the podcast.

Here are a few topics discussed:

🌍📈Understanding AV technology’s societal impact and scale

🥊💰Human driver’s friction with autonomous vehicles and earning

🚗📊The reality of rideshare: Part-time vs power drivers

⛽💸Is full-time rideshare driving still profitable?

🤖🗣️Tesla FSD: Drivers, passengers, and the gray area

🎙️🏢Curbivore and Urban autonomy summit: Connecting the industry

[Bloomberg @business]

Uber Technologies Inc. said it has wound down its robotaxi offering with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo in Phoenix, the latest relationship twist between two companies that simultaneously function as partners and competitors. https://t.co/zLtbDQaOIf

[San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) @FlySJC]

@TheRideshareGuy There's always a reason to visit San José! https://t.co/4RSpEenpFD

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

Check out Ben’s first interview with Pony AI CEO James Peng here 👉 https://t.co/cgH6SkT3Yx

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

📣🤖 @driverlessguy_ is growing, and we're excited to welcome @BenOHubbard as our new Editor.

Ben joins us from @ZagDaily, where he helped build one of the leading publications covering the future of transportation. Over the past six years, he's covered everything from autonomous vehicles and delivery robots to drones, eVTOLs, and the broader mobility ecosystem.

He brings a ton of experience, a sharp editorial eye, and a genuine curiosity for where autonomous technology is headed next. We're excited to have him helping shape the next chapter of The Driverless Digest.

If you've already read our recent interview with Pony AI CEO James Peng, you've already seen Ben's work in action.

Welcome to the team, Ben! 🚗🤖