The partnership builds on Uber’s strategy of integrating others’ autonomous systems into its ride-hail network, adding to existing deals with Waymo, WeRide, and Avride.

German carmaker Volkswagen and ride hailing company Uber struck a deal to deploy thousands of ID. Buzz electric minivan on American roads.

After the demise of GM’s Cruiser “robotaxi” service, Waymo roamed the streets of Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and both San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. People would use the Waymo app to call a Jaguar I-Pace—sans driver—to wherever they needed to go.