# Waymo in Portland? City weighs robotaxi rules, discuss other changes for Uber & Lyft fees

_Friday, July 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Power · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Waymo robotaxis are no longer available on Uber's ride-hail app in Phoenix, Arizona, ending a nearly three-year partnership in the city, both companies confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. Uber said it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city but did not name the partner. Waymo told TechCrunch that the vehicles Uber used for the pilot program have already been integrated into its own Phoenix fleet, available through its app. Waymo users started noticing that the company's vehicles were absent from Uber's network in recent days. Waymo's vehicles are still available on Uber in Austin and Atlanta. Uber told TechCrunch the two companies decided to end the deployment in Phoenix as it was the contracted end date. Waymo said the partnership ended in May. Both companies praised the collaboration in Phoenix as a successful jumping-off point for their respective robotaxi plans. Waymo said the pilot paved the way for future expansions and partnerships across the globe and that it has integrated the vehicles back into its Phoenix fleet. Uber said Phoenix was its first pilot market with Waymo and was an intentionally limited deployment reaching just over a dozen vehicles dedicated to the program. Uber said it learned a lot from the collaboration, which helped it quickly scale Austin and Atlanta, where hundreds of Waymo AVs are available exclusively on Uber.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/waymo-and-uber-quietly-part-ways-in-phoenix/)

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