06/08/2026
As Uber races toward a robotaxi future, it's also investing heavily in something less visible: fundamentally reshaping the legal landscape around its accountability when things go wrong and people get hurt because of them.
On paper, this initiative -- which Uber has poured $30 million into -- claims to put more money in victims' pockets. In practice, legal experts warn it would do the opposite: reduce access to counsel, shift costs onto patients and public systems, and limit avenues for people to hold them accountable.
