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Sep 2023
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Waabi and Uber Freight partner to accele...

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Autonomous trucking startup Waabi is committing billions of miles of driverless capacity to the Uber Freight network as part of a 10-year strategic partnership between the two companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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