Uber CEO Defends Waymo Partnership After Rupture Report and Phoenix Exit

On Uber's August 5, 2026 Q2 earnings call, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the Waymo partnership remains "very strong" in Austin and Atlanta, pushing back on a July 24 Reuters report that Waymo might end the arrangement — a report that sent Uber shares down 4.3 percent. The partnership already ended in Phoenix earlier in 2026.