Uber Stock Climbed on Robotaxi Hopes. But It Doesn't Own the Autonomous Cars Driving Its Expansion.

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• Uber management is targeting driverless service in up to 15 cities by the end of 2026

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• Autonomous trips on Uber's platform grew about tenfold over the past year

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• Uber's asset-light autonomous approach could be its biggest advantage or its biggest vulnerability depending on how the next few years unfold

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• Uber's forward P/E of 24 implies the partner-based autonomy strategy adds value rather than erodes it, leaving little room for slip-ups

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• Uber gets to work with everybody in the autonomous ecosystem, with a network handling more than 40 million trips per day

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• Uber Technologies was not among the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now as identified by Motley Fool Stock Advisor analysts

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• Waymo still runs on Uber's platform in a couple of markets but the two companies are now drifting apart

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• Uber doesn't build the cars, doesn't write the self-driving software, and doesn't own the vehicles carrying its riders

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• Uber's $10B+ autonomous commitment is a sensible hedge but also a quiet admission that aggregating other companies' robotaxis may not be a durable advantage

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• Uber's platform model could suffer if a handful of owners like Waymo reach scale to run their own networks and keep the economics

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