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Waymo to End Uber Partnership for Direct Ride Services
- Waymo will end its exclusive partnership with Uber in January 2028 in Austin and Atlanta.
- Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana cited customer feedback for more consistency as the reason for the change.
- Uber had argued that all autonomous vehicle fleet operators should use its platform.
- The move sets up direct competition between Waymo and Uber in those markets.
- Waymo's co-CEO described the previous Uber experience as a 'crapshoot'.
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