Uber launches parking service following SpotHero acquisition, with an eye on robotaxis

Uber launched Uber Parking, a service allowing users to reserve and pay for parking spots through the Uber app, following its acquisition of parking platform SpotHero. The move expands Uber beyond ride-hailing into everyday mobility services and builds on its strategy of bundling adjacent products into a single app. Uber is positioning parking as infrastructure that could eventually support robotaxis, since autonomous vehicles will need managed places to wait, charge, and be stored between trips. The company has not disclosed financial terms of the SpotHero deal or user targets for the new service. Watch for how quickly Uber integrates SpotHero's inventory into its app and whether parking becomes a building block for its autonomous vehicle partnerships.