# Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed openness to partnering with ousted founder Travis Kalanick.

*robotics · news · 2026-05-18 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi publicly expressed openness to partnering with Travis Kalanick on autonomous vehicles.
- Uber now favors partnerships in autonomous mobility rather than developing self-driving technology in-house.
- Khosrowshahi confirmed Uber is already working with Kalanick in the restaurant technology space.
- Kalanick's new company, Atoms, merges CloudKitchens, transportation, and industrial automation initiatives.

**Companies:** Uber, Aurora, Waymo, Motional, May Mobility
**Countries:** United States, India

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