{"id":746213,"date":"2026-09-06T20:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/travis-kalanicks-atoms-might-be-getting-into-the-robotaxi-business\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:30:34","slug":"travis-kalanicks-atoms-might-be-getting-into-the-robotaxi-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/travis-kalanicks-atoms-might-be-getting-into-the-robotaxi-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kalanick\u2019s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick\u2019s Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But even after raising that mega round, the Uber founder remained a bit cagey about what he was actually aiming to do.<\/p>\n

Now a story in the Financial Times<\/a> offers more details about Atoms\u2019 goals. The startup is reportedly preparing for a hiring spree, as well as acquisitions, that could make it a major player in the autonomous vehicle industry.<\/p>\n

In fact, the FT said Atoms has talked to Uber about how the ride-hailing company could use the startup\u2019s robotaxi technology<\/a>. (Uber has already partnered with a long list of autonomous vehicle companies.) The report also noted that Uber has invested $100 million in Atoms \u2014 a figure previously confirmed by TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

While sources emphasized that robotaxis don\u2019t represent the entirety of Atoms\u2019 plans, this direction seems consistent with Kalanick\u2019s descript<\/a>ion of the round as \u201cunfinished business.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also fits with Atoms\u2019 acquisition of Pronto, an autonomous mining startup led by Uber\u2019s former self-driving chief Anthony Levandowski. (Levandowski was convicted of stealing trade secrets and sentenced to 18 months in prison, but was then pardoned by President Donald Trump.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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