Uber lost the self-driving race. Now it wants to write the rules
Uber lost the race to build a self-driving car. Now it wants to write the rules for everyone who did. In two US states it is lobbying for laws that would force robotaxis onto its app, and its own product chief is happy to explain why. Uber could not win the race to build a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 14 July 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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