Uber is inviting customers to join an interest list if they want to ride in a Waymo robotaxi.

Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their ...

But the expansion has been years in the making: Waymo's fleet of fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar SUVS have long roamed the streets of Austin in preparation for such a partnership.

With the Uber and Waymo robotaxi launch next month, users in Austin can sign up now for priority access to the new AVs. On Wednesday, Uber announced the addition of an Interest List on the app.

In September, Uber and Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced the expansion of their partnership into Austin and Atlanta, after having already teamed up in ...

In 2024, it said it was teaming up with Uber to bring its robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin via the Uber app. Starting in 2025, Uber will manage and dispatch Waymo's fleet of fully ...

The Waymo robotaxis will be available to customers within 37 square miles of Austin, including downtown, Hyde Park and Montopolis. The companies said they plan to expand that territory.

But the expansion has been years in the making: Waymo's fleet of fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar SUVS have long roamed the streets of Austin in preparation for such a partnership. More: Tesla ...