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Uber Co-Founder Eyes Return to Ride-Hailing With Atoms Startup
Summary
Travis Kalanick is reportedly exploring a return to ride-hailing through Atoms, a startup focused on robotaxi technology. He is said to be recruiting former members of Uber’s autonomous-vehicle team to pursue a goal he began developing at Uber.
Kalanick’s return would bring an experienced ride-hailing founder back into the autonomous-vehicle race, where Uber
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A new Kalanick-led robotaxi effort could revive competition around autonomous ride-hailing and challenge the companies that now dominate the field.