“An unfinished business”: Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick takes another shot at robotaxis after nine years
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- Travis Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and former chief executive, is returning to the robotaxi business nine years after leaving the company’s top post amid controversy.
- Kalanick is pursuing the project through his newly launched AI and robotics startup, Atoms, which has rehired former Uber autonomous-driving staff.
Travis Kalanick is taking another run at the robotaxi business nine years after he was forced out as Uber’s chief executive following a series of controversies.
Kalanick, Uber’s co-founder and former CEO, is now leading Atoms, a newly launched artificial intelligence and robotics startup. The company is pursuing the autonomous taxi project that Kalanick failed to complete during his time at Uber.
Atoms has also brought back members of Uber’s former autonomous-driving team, according to the report. For Kalanick, the move marks a return to a business he left unfinished at his former company.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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