Uber and Lyft Adapt Robotaxi Strategy to Compete in Tesla and Waymo's Space
Uber and Lyft Adapt Robotaxi Strategy to Compete in Tesla and Waymo's Space
Meanwhile, robotaxi companies will get to tap the ride-sharing giants' customer base. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) have bounced back on their robotaxi ambitions, albeit with a twist.
優步科技公司（紐交所：UBER）和Lyft Inc（納斯達克：LYFT）在其機器人出租車的雄心上有所反彈，儘管有些變化。
The ride-hailing giants restructured their businesses to accommodate competitors who have cracked the code, the Wall Street Journal reports.
《華爾街日報》報道，打車巨頭們重組了他們的業務以適應已經破解代碼的競爭對手。
Under their new strategy, Uber and Lyft will gain a percentage of driverless taxi bookings while taking charge of maintaining the fleet.
在他們的新策略下，Uber和Lyft將獲得無人駕駛出租車預訂的一定比例，同時負責維護車隊。
Meanwhile, robotaxi companies will get to tap the ride-sharing giants' customer base.
與此同時，機器人出租車公司將能夠利用打車巨頭的客戶基礎。
Both companies will start offering autonomous cars from Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo on their apps in 2025.
這兩家公司將在2025年開始在他們的應用程序上提供Alphabet Inc的（納斯達克：GOOG）（納斯達克：GOOGL）Waymo的自動駕駛汽車。
Uber and Lyft had shelved their self-driving car ambitions in the face of the 2020 pandemic.
面對2020年疫情，Uber和Lyft已擱置了他們的自動駕駛汽車雄心。
Reports indicating President-elect Donald Trump's positive stance on autonomous vehicles also acted as a breather for companies indulging in the sector.
報道稱，已當選總統特朗普對自動駕駛汽車持積極態度，這也爲沉迷於該板塊的公司提供了喘息之機。
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief Elon Musk expects the EV giant's robotaxi fleet to function like a combination of Airbnb, Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Uber. The Future Fund's Gary Black expects vehicle owners to make $40000 annually by renting EVs to the robotaxi fleet.
特斯拉公司（納斯達克：TSLA）首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克預計，這家電動車巨頭的機器人出租車車隊將像愛彼迎（Inc）和Uber的結合體。未來基金的加里·布萊克預計，車輛所有者通過向機器人出租車車隊出租電動車，每年可賺取40000美元。
Google chief Sundar Pichai touted Tesla as Waymo's main competitor.
谷歌首席執行官桑達爾·皮查伊認爲特斯拉是Waymo的主要競爭對手。
Bank of America's John Murphy expects Tesla's robotaxi segment to account for 50% of the EV company's valuation and be worth $420 billion in the U.S. and over $800 billion globally.
美國銀行的約翰·墨菲預計特斯拉的機器人出租車業務將佔該電動車公司估值的50%，在美國的價值將達到4200億，在全球將超過8000億。
Price Actions: UBER stock is up 0.50% at $66.64 at last check Tuesday. LYFT is up 0.52%.
價格動向：截至週二最後檢查，優步股票上漲0.50%，報66.64美元。Lyft上漲0.52%。
