Uber can win in an AV future, I'm buying

u/Glittering_Water3645 · Reddit — r/ValueInvesting · September 10, 2026 at 06:39 · ⬆ 1 pts  | View on Reddit ↗
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u/Glittering_Water3645 Reddit r/ValueInvesting
Uber wins as AV aggregator app
The author argues Waymo needs the Uber network because the AV market will be fragmented with several options, and people will use one app to fetch all possible ride-hailing options. Riders want to arrive as fast as possible regardless of whether the driver is human, Tesla, Waymo, Zoox, or Rivian. This aggregation dynamic is the author's causal mechanism for Uber retaining value in an AV future.
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