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Jan 29, 2026 News about Waabiâs $750M raise and a 25,000-robotaxi tie-up with Uber. Discussion of regulatory limits and uncertainty around robo-taxi scale in big cities. Ottawaâs talks to restore news on Meta and a CanadaâSouth Korea auto manufacturing push tied to a submarine bid. Coverage of central banks holding rates steady, Amazon layoffs, and Starbucksâ sales rebound.
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Robo-Taxi Renaissance
- Waabi's $750M raise and Uber tie-up signal a fresh renaissance for robo-taxis.
- Uber now recruits partners to launch exclusive autonomous fleets on its app, reshaping its strategy.
Shared AI Brain Ambition
- Waabi claims a shared AI brain that can operate trucks, drones and robots, implying platform-level autonomy.
- If it scales, that architecture could let one company run diverse autonomous fleets across sectors.
City Adoption vs. Scale
- Robo-taxi adoption already shows traction in U.S. cities, with Waymo reaching 20% of Uber rides in Austin.
- But large-city scalability remains the unresolved hurdle for broader autonomous deployment.