{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbold-names.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fhow-uber-plans-to-win-the-self-driving-car-race-68PANwn4","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2c92a2cd-3a2f-45b3-921e-47761cbb22bf/41134dac-4267-4f04-852c-5c17bae68513/e7df5806d13e6388da4aa527c2ab317d.png","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/26e047e6-f493-46cc-84e2-7281eb417514\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Driverless cars are no longer in the realm of science fiction. Nearly a decade after abandoning its own self-driving car unit, Uber is taking a hybrid approach, partnering with more than a dozen autonomous vehicle firms, including Alphabet’s Waymo and Chinese robotaxi company WeRide. But as the robotaxi market heats up, can Uber stay in the race? On the latest episode of Bold Names, Uber’s Chief Product Officer, Sachin Kansal, speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins about the company's plans for a driverless future. \nTo watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com.\nCheck Out Past Episodes:\nInside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AI\nThis Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung\nThe Google Exec Reinventing Search in the AI Era\nCondoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast\nLet us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com.\nSign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.\nRead Christopher Mims’s Keywords column.\nRead Tim Higgins’s column."}