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Our acclaimed Urban Autonomy Summit series is headed to Texas! Join us in Austin on October 14th, 2026.

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    I'm the founder of The Rideshare Guy and have been covering Uber and Lyft since 2014. I'm also the founder at The Driverless Digest, a newsletter that covers the intersection of autonomy x ridehail, and the business of AVs.

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