Waymo联席首席执行官特凯德拉·马瓦卡纳周三在接受彭博社采访时表示，Waymo将于2028年1月起在奥斯汀和亚特兰大市场启动与Uber的分拆。
Waymo will start its split with Uber in the Austin and Atlanta markets starting in January 2028, co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana told Bloomberg News in a report published Wednesday.
这家自动驾驶出租车公司将像在其他城市一样，通过自己的智能手机应用直接提供叫车服务。Uber周三对TechCrunch表示，只要两家公司达成一致，它仍计划在其应用上提供Waymo自动驾驶出租车。Waymo未立即回应置评请求。
The robotaxi company will offer rides directly through its own smartphone app, like it does in other cities. Uber told TechCrunch Wednesday that it still plans to host Waymo robotaxis on its app for as long as the two companies agree. Waymo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
马瓦卡纳的表态证实了《金融时报》今年早些时候的报道，即Waymo正寻求退出与Uber的协议，该协议原定于2028年5月到期。马瓦卡纳对彭博社表示，Waymo最初与Uber合作，是因为这家网约车巨头能提供规模。但她表示，乘客的体验“有点像碰运气”，尤其是因为乘客永远无法确定自己叫到的是自动驾驶出租车还是人工驾驶的汽车。
Mawakana’s comments confirm reporting earlier this year by the Financial Times that Waymo was looking to get out of its deal with Uber, which was set to expire in May 2028. Mawakana told Bloomberg that Waymo initially partnered with Uber because the ride-hail giant offered scale. But the experience for riders has been “a little bit of a crapshoot,” she said, especially because riders never know for sure if they’re going to hail a robotaxi or a human-driven car.
“与乘客建立这种关系对我们很重要。我们在这些市场从乘客那里得到了这样的反馈，”马瓦卡纳说。
“It’s important for us to have that relationship with the rider. We’ve gotten that feedback from the riders in those markets,” Mawakana said.
Uber拥有众多自动驾驶出租车及其他自动驾驶汽车合作伙伴，它告诉彭博社，不在其网约车应用中加入直接预订自动驾驶出租车的选项，是Waymo的主意。
Uber — which has many robotaxi and other autonomous vehicle partners — told Bloomberg that it was Waymo’s idea not to add an option in the ride-hail giant’s app to book a robotaxi directly.
