TechCrunch Daily Crunch Uber wants to be a Swiss Army Knife for robotaxis
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Feb 24, 2026 OpenAI hires top consulting firms to accelerate enterprise adoption. Tesla escalates legal and regulatory fights over Autopilot and compliance. Uber launches a full-stack autonomous division to offer software, operations, and fleet management for robotaxi partners. Debate rises over remote operators and the costs of scaling AV deployments.
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Uber Positions As Full Service Operator For Robotaxis
- Uber launched Uber Autonomous Solutions to offer end-to-end operational services for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots.
- The division bundles demand generation, rider experience, customer support, fleet management, and engineering data via Uber AV Labs to help AV partners scale faster.
OpenAI Leverages Consulting Giants To Drive Enterprise AI
- OpenAI formed Frontier Alliances with BCG, McKinsey, Accenture, and Capgemini to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
- The partnerships include multi-year deals and forward-deployed engineering to integrate OpenAI Frontier into client stacks.
No Code AI Agents Meet Consulting-Led Workflow Change
- OpenAI Frontier is a no-code platform for building, deploying, and managing AI agents on OpenAI models and others.
- Using consultants to change workflows aims to overcome slow enterprise ROI by embedding AI into core processes.