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Uber and Waymo End Their Phoenix Robotaxi Partnership

June 29, 2026 at 17:01 EDT

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Around June 29, 2026, Uber and Waymo ended the robotaxi (fully autonomous taxi) pilot partnership they had run in Phoenix, Arizona. The service that matched riders to Waymo vehicles through the Uber app has stopped, and Uber's website now states that autonomous rides are not yet available in Phoenix, leaving only human-driven trips. Uber says it plans to announce a new autonomous vehicle (AV) partner in the city. CNBC Bloomberg

Phoenix · Uber & Waymo

Uber and Waymo part ways in Phoenix

Riders can no longer hail a Waymo through the Uber app in Phoenix. The robotaxis have been folded back into Waymo's own fleet, and Uber says it plans to bring in a new autonomous-vehicle partner in the city.

~12

Waymo vehicles had been dedicated to Uber-app trips in Phoenix

100,000s

Trips completed during the Uber–Waymo Phoenix pilot

180+

Square miles of Waymo's largest operating area, in Phoenix

Waymo rides via Uber — where it stands

Phoenix

Ended — vehicles returned to Waymo's own fleet

New AV partner planned

Austin

Continuing — Uber app only

Partnership maintained

Atlanta

Continuing — Uber app only

Partnership maintained

Uber's path

A platform that aggregates many AV providers — committing to at least 35,000 robotaxis from Lucid and a partnership with Nuro.

Waymo's path

A direct-to-consumer model via its own app — expanding into cities without Uber and pursuing ties with Lyft.

A four-year arc

May 2023

Partnership announced

→

Sep 2024

Expands to Austin & Atlanta

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Now

Phoenix tie-up ends

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