TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum

Lime begins life as a public company after years of uncertainty

Lime, the scooter and bike-share company backed by Uber, has gone public on the Nasdaq under the ticker 'LIME', raising $167 million at $25 per share and achieving a valuation of approximately $1.66 billion. The IPO comes after years of delays and financial uncertainty, including a going-concern warning in its May filing due to roughly $1 billion in liabilities. CEO Wayne Ting emphasized that Lime waited until it could demonstrate three consecutive years of free cash flow positivity. Revenue has grown from $521 million in 2023 to $886.7 million in 2025, and the company now operates in 230 cities across 29 countries. Lime is the last major micromobility player standing after rivals like Bird went bankrupt and others merged or shut down.

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix

Waymo and Uber have ended their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, Arizona after nearly three years. The split, which happened quietly in May, means Waymo vehicles are no longer bookable through Uber's app in Phoenix — those vehicles have been folded back into Waymo's own fleet. Uber says it is preparing a new autonomous vehicle partnership in Phoenix with an unnamed partner. The two companies still collaborate in Austin and Atlanta, where hundreds of Waymo AVs are available exclusively on Uber. Both companies framed the Phoenix pilot as a success that informed their broader robotaxi strategies. The development comes as Waymo expands aggressively — now operating in 11 U.S. metro areas with 4,000 vehicles and 500,000+ weekly trips — and as the two companies are set to compete directly in London.

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix after three years of robotaxi collaboration

Waymo và Uber chấm dứt hợp tác 3 năm về robotaxi tại Phoenix vào tháng 5, khi Waymo thu hồi xe về đội xe riêng. Waymo đẩy mạnh mở rộng dịch vụ tới ~20 thành phố mới năm nay với ứng dụng và đối tác riêng, trong khi Uber hợp tác đa dạng với nhiều bên như Wayve, Avride và đặt hàng 50.000 robotaxi từ Rivian.

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