Travis Kalanick 旗下 Atoms 或将进入 robotaxi 业务

TechCrunch:AI(RSS)·2026-09-07 00:45·19小时前·Anthony Ha
AI 导读

据 Financial Times 报道,Travis Kalanick 创办的 Atoms 正准备大规模招聘和收购,可能成为自动驾驶行业的重要玩家,并已与 Uber 商谈让其使用 Atoms 的 robotaxi 技术。

TechCrunch:AI(RSS)
54AI 编辑部评分,满分 100

Travis Kalanick 旗下 Atoms 或将进入 robotaxi 业务

2026-09-07 00:45· 19小时前· Anthony Ha
AI 导读

据 Financial Times 报道,Travis Kalanick 创办的 Atoms 正准备大规模招聘和收购,可能成为自动驾驶行业的重要玩家,并已与 Uber 商谈让其使用 Atoms 的 robotaxi 技术。

Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick’s 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.

Now a story in the Financial Times offers more details about Atoms’ 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.

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

While sources emphasized that robotaxis don’t represent the entirety of Atoms’ plans, this direction seems consistent with Kalanick’s description of the round as “unfinished business.”

It also fits with Atoms’ acquisition of Pronto, an autonomous mining startup led by Uber’s 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.)

来源:TechCrunch:AI(RSS)· techcrunch.com