Uber's product chief details AV Labs, a strained Waymo relationship, and financial-services ambitions

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CPO Sachin Kansal told TechCrunch about Uber's new AV Labs data operation, its increasingly complicated relationship with Waymo, and its push into hotels and financial services — while insisting the company won't try to be 'everything for everyone.' The interview signals Uber positioning its fleet and trip data as an autonomy-and-robotaxi asset. TechCrunch, 2026-07-13.