Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber

据报道，Waymo 正在考虑与 Uber “分手”

Waymo is reportedly looking for a way out of its deal with Uber, which has made the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxis available on the ride-hailing giant’s network in Austin and Atlanta, according to the Financial Times. 据《金融时报》报道，Waymo 正在寻求退出与 Uber 的合作协议。此前，该协议使得这家 Alphabet 旗下的自动驾驶出租车公司能够通过 Uber 的网约车平台在奥斯汀和亚特兰大提供服务。

Waymo already told Uber that it intends to offer robotaxis on its own app in those markets starting in January 2028 and alongside the existing offering, the ride-hail giant told TechCrunch on Friday. Uber said the contract with Waymo that covers Austin and Atlanta ends in May 2028. The two companies already split in Phoenix earlier this year, as TechCrunch first reported. Waymo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Uber 周五向 TechCrunch 表示，Waymo 已经告知他们，计划从 2028 年 1 月起在这些市场通过其自有应用程序提供自动驾驶出租车服务，并与现有的合作服务并行。Uber 表示，其与 Waymo 在奥斯汀和亚特兰大的合同将于 2028 年 5 月到期。正如 TechCrunch 此前报道的那样，两家公司今年早些时候已经在凤凰城结束了合作。Waymo 未立即回应置评请求。

This all follows months of rising tensions between Waymo and Uber. Earlier this year, Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli posted a video of what he thought was unsafe and “scary” behavior of a Waymo robotaxi. In May, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi lightly criticized the behavior of Waymo’s robotaxis in school zones and emergency situations during an earnings call, though without naming the company. Waymo, meanwhile, has wound up opposite Uber in a number of fresh policy fights over robotaxi regulations. 在此之前，Waymo 和 Uber 之间的紧张关系已持续数月。今年早些时候，Uber 首席技术官 Praveen Neppalli 发布了一段视频，展示了他认为 Waymo 自动驾驶出租车存在不安全且“令人恐惧”的行为。5 月，Uber 首席执行官 Dara Khosrowshahi 在财报电话会议上虽然未点名，但委婉地批评了 Waymo 自动驾驶出租车在学校区域和紧急情况下的表现。与此同时，Waymo 在多项关于自动驾驶出租车监管的最新政策博弈中，也与 Uber 站在了对立面。