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TFW your Uber driver is an empty seat.

Starting today, Phoenix residents can use the Uber app to hail a ride in a driverless Waymo vehicle. The two companies — former rivals turned frenemies (?) — first announced the partnership earlier this year. Tellingly, it’s only available in Arizona, and not California, where tensions around robotaxis are starting to get, well, tense.

Screenshot of the Uber app on an iPhone prompting a rider to accept a ride with a Waymo-operated autonomous vehicle.
Image: Waymo
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