Uber and Waymo team up: A new time for robot taxis in Austin and Atlanta.

Uber will use Waymo's self-driving cars in Austin and Atlanta. This partnership will start next year and shows that the two companies are now friends. They used to be rivals and even went to court, but now they are working together.

Uber is using more self-driving cars to help its human drivers. They recently made a deal with Cruise, another self-driving car company. We don't know where Uber and Cruise will work together yet, but it probably won't be in California because of a recent accident.

Waymo's self-driving cars are considered very safe and haven't had any major accidents. They already give many rides in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. In Austin and Atlanta, people will order Waymo cars using Uber's app, not Waymo's own app.

Waymo wants to expand its service quickly and make money for its parent company, Alphabet (which also owns Google). Using Uber's app helps them reach more people. Although Alphabet doesn't say how much money Waymo makes, it's thought that Waymo is losing money right now.

Uber and Waymo working together is a big change from their past. They used to fight a lot, even going to court over stolen technology. Uber eventually sold its own self-driving car division after one of its cars had a fatal accident.