Obi CEO, Ashwini Anburajan, joined an exclusive panel discussing Urban Autonomy in America at Curbivore 2026 in downtown LA. Watch the panel video below. Other panelists included: Shao Pat Tsen – Deputy Executive Director – Consumer Policy, Transportation and Enforcement, CPUC Phillip Pierce – City Policy Lead, Zoox. Jon Miller – Chief Business Officer, Nexar. […]
Autonomous Rides Are Getting More Expensive: In January, Obi published “The Cost of Autonomy: Tesla, Waymo, and the New Rideshare Battleground,” the world’s first analysis of Tesla’s new Robotaxi service and how it fit into the San Francisco Bay Area’s rideshare landscape alongside both traditional and driverless competitors. One finding stood above everything else: Tesla […]
Autonomous vehicles are already safer than human drivers. So why are so many people still afraid to get in one? Obi CEO, Ashwini Anburajan explored this tension during her talk at Ignite in San Francisco earlier this year. Every major innovation comes with a mix of curiosity, skepticism, and fear. AVs are no different. And […]
This exclusive Obi report is the world’s first comprehensive, side-by-side analysis of Waymo and Tesla pricing, pickup times, and availability, measured directly against Uber and Lyft. The results point to fundamental shifts in how rideshare markets will price, scale, and ultimately restructure as autonomy moves mainstream. Download the full report below. In June 2025, Obi […]
