Business Insider thinks so, pointing to some recent evidence like Uber’s CTO tweeting about a “scary Waymo moment” and an Uber white paper that emphasizes a hybrid model of human- and robot-powered rides over an AV only model. Driverless Digest’s Harry Campbell is also predicting that Waymo and Uber’s partnership may be running out of steam. [Link: Uber and Waymo are partners. They're also starting to sound like rivals. | https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-waymo-partnership-relationship-hybrid-market-2026-5 | Business Insider]

Uber's partnership with Waymo could reportedly be facing issues as Uber executives advocate for hyrbid approach to ride-hailing.

Uber execs are publicly criticizing partner Waymo while investing over $10 billion in Rivian, Lucid, and Nuro robotaxis to build its own autonomous fleet.

Business Insider thinks so, pointing to some recent evidence like Uber’s CTO tweeting about a “scary Waymo moment” and an Uber white paper that emphasizes a hybrid model of human-…