Atoms reportedly builds robotaxi tech while denying it has robotaxi plans
Travis Kalanick has the capital, former Uber engineers and a $100M Uber investment. A vehicle, city and launch date remain unidentified.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
Kalanick is rebuilding Uber-era autonomy outside Uber, with Uber's money and potential distribution. Atoms still has to turn industrial expertise into a safe passenger product.
Travis Kalanick's Atoms is developing robotaxi technology and has held preliminary discussions about putting it on Uber's network, according to reporting published Sunday by TechCrunch that cited a Financial Times investigation. The account places Kalanick back inside the business that defined his career, this time as a possible technology supplier to the company he co-founded.…
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