Topics & People

Austin
Location

A city in Texas serving as the corporate headquarters and an engineering hub for Saronic.

Atlanta
Location

The home city of Flock Safety's CEO and an area where the company's technology has helped solve critical cases.

The entire industry surrounding autonomous vehicles, including software providers, vehicle owners, and fleet operators, which Uber aims to support as a platform.

A standard of autonomous driving where a vehicle can operate without a human driver under specific conditions. This is already being deployed by some companies in China.

A term associated with Elon Musk's vision, describing the individual owners of Tesla robotaxis who would manage their vehicles on the network.

Tesla Robotaxis
Technology

Tesla's planned autonomous vehicle network, which Uber hopes to partner with to provide demand and maximize asset utilization.

Uber Eats
Organization

Uber's food delivery division, used as an example of how marketplaces drive utilization for asset owners (restaurants).

Drone Delivery
Technology

An autonomous logistics system that uses unmanned aircraft to transport goods. Zipline is a global leader in this technology.

Sidewalk Robots
Technology

Small, slow-moving autonomous vehicles designed for short-distance deliveries on sidewalks, which Uber is integrating into its delivery platform.

Joby
Organization

An aerospace company and a contemporary of Archer Aviation, also developing eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility. Mentioned as another key player in the emerging market.

EVTOL
Technology

Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft, representing the 'z-axis' or third dimension of urban transportation that Uber is investing in.

Stock Buyback
Business Strategy

A capital allocation strategy where a company repurchases its own shares. Uber announced a $20 billion plan, indicating strong cash flow.