Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is returning to the robotaxi race
Travis Kalanick, the disgraced founder of Uber Technologies Co. Ltd., is reportedly trying to become a key figure in the ride-hailing market again by developing robotaxi technology at his new startup Atoms. A report in the Financial Times today provided more insight into the ambitions of Atoms, an industrial automation and robotics startup founded by […] The post Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick…
Travis Kalanick, the former Uber CEO, is reportedly planning to re-enter the robotaxi industry with his new startup, Atoms. The startup, which was founded in March and raised $1.7 billion in funding in June, is preparing to expand its workforce and make acquisitions to become a major player in autonomous driving technology. Uber, one of the backers of Atoms, has already held talks with the company about using their robotaxi technology with their ride-hailing network.
This would be the first time Kalanick has worked with Uber since he resigned from its board of directors in 2019. Kalanick has been actively pursuing his robotaxi vision since closing the funding round, acquiring an autonomous mining startup called Pronto led by Waymo co-founder Anthony Levandowski, who was involved in Kalanick's downfall at Uber.
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