{"slug": "waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber", "title": "Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber", "summary": "Alphabet-owned Waymo doubled its lobbying spending to $1.2 million in the first half of 2024, up from $600,000 a year earlier, as it seeks to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services in its competitive battle with Uber.", "body_md": "# Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber\n\nSource:\n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)Alphabet-owned company is seeking to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-u-r2bl", "published_at": "2026-08-21 10:00:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 11:16:27.669569+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Waymo", "Alphabet", "Uber"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/waymo-doubles-spending-on-lobbying-in-robotaxi-battle-with-uber.jsonld"}}