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Uber stock price forecast: Robotaxi debut, analyst targets and the next catalysts for UBER

Uber stock price forecast: Robotaxi debut, analyst targets and the next catalysts for UBER

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:28 EST — Regular session Uber Technologies shares rose 0.7% to $86.10 on Wednesday after Uber and partners Lucid and Nuro debuted a production-intent robotaxi at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Uber, which sold its self-driving unit to Aurora Innovation in 2020, has since leaned on partnerships to bring robotaxis onto its app. The stock traded between $85.16 and $87.73. The robotaxi push matters now because it puts a fresh question on Uber’s stock price forecast: how much of each fare Uber keeps when cars drive themselves. Melius Research cut Uber to
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Uber stock gains as CES robotaxi testing update puts autonomy back in focus

Uber stock gains as CES robotaxi testing update puts autonomy back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 12:14 EST — Regular session Uber Technologies (UBER) shares climbed on Wednesday, up about 1.7% at $87.03 in midday New York trading, after the company and partners detailed progress on a planned robotaxi service tied to the Uber app. Source The move landed as U.S. stocks turned mixed and investors sized up fresh labor data ahead of Friday’s monthly jobs report, a potential swing factor for rate bets and high-growth names. Source For Uber, autonomy is back in the conversation because it sits at the intersection of two things shareholders keep circling: whether the company
7 January 2026
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Nvidia rolls out Rubin chips and Alpamayo AI models for autonomous vehicles — what it just announced at CES

Nvidia rolls out Rubin chips and Alpamayo AI models for autonomous vehicles — what it just announced at CES

LAS VEGAS, Jan 7, 2026, 04:55 (PST) Nvidia said its next-generation Vera Rubin chips are in full production and introduced Alpamayo, software it says can help self-driving cars pick a path and leave a paper trail for engineers, as CEO Jensen Huang opened the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. “Not only do we open-source the models, we also open-source the data that we use to train those models,” Huang said. Nvidia is facing rising pressure in AI chips from Advanced Micro Devices and from customers such as Alphabet’s Google, which designs some of its own silicon. Reuters The
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Aurora Innovation stock jumps 10% premarket as Amazon AWS, Aumovio deal spotlights driverless trucks

Aurora Innovation stock jumps 10% premarket as Amazon AWS, Aumovio deal spotlights driverless trucks

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 07:33 EST — Premarket Aurora Innovation, Inc. shares rose about 10% to $4.40 in premarket trading on Wednesday, adding roughly 40 cents from the prior close, after Amazon’s cloud unit and German automotive supplier Aumovio expanded a partnership linked to Aurora’s autonomous trucks. AWS will become Aumovio’s preferred cloud provider for autonomous-driving development, and the companies said the new tools are set to be used for Aurora’s planned deployment of driverless trucks at scale from 2027. “The big accelerant in the industry has been the use of engineering AI,” AWS automotive and manufacturing chief Ozgur
7 January 2026
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Uber stock jumps after CES robotaxi debut with Lucid, Nuro as AV race heats up

Uber stock jumps after CES robotaxi debut with Lucid, Nuro as AV race heats up

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 12:56 EST — Regular session Uber Technologies’ shares rose about 5% to $84.93 in midday trading on Tuesday after it and partners Lucid Group and Nuro unveiled a production-intent robotaxi at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. The vehicle uses Nuro’s Level 4 system — meaning it can drive itself in limited areas without a human — and runs on Nvidia’s DRIVE AGX Thor computer, the companies said. Uber, which sold its self-driving unit to Aurora Innovation in 2020, said testing began in December ahead of a planned launch in the San Francisco Bay
6 January 2026
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Uber stock hit by Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi threat sharpens; Wolfe sets $110 target

Uber stock hit by Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi threat sharpens; Wolfe sets $110 target

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 11:21 (EST) Uber Technologies (UBER) shares slid on Monday after Melius Research downgraded the ride-hailing company to “sell” and set a $73 price target, as investors weighed rising robotaxi competition. The stock was down 1.9% at $81.30 in afternoon trading, putting Melius’ target about 10% below that level; rival Lyft fell 2.8%. TechStock² The call lands as autonomous vehicles (AVs), or self-driving cars, move closer to broader commercial use in 2026. For Uber, the risk is that robotaxi operators end up controlling more of the economics of each trip, squeezing its “take rate” — the
6 January 2026
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Alphabet (Google) Class C stock (GOOG) slips as Texas privacy fee award and CES put Waymo in focus

Alphabet (Google) Class C stock (GOOG) slips as Texas privacy fee award and CES put Waymo in focus

New York, January 6, 2026, 10:39 (ET) — Regular session Key points: Alphabet’s non-voting Class C shares (GOOG) slipped 0.7% on Tuesday to $315.13, lagging a firmer tech tape in early U.S. trading. The drift matters now because CES opens in Las Vegas with investors looking for clearer proof that Big Tech’s artificial intelligence spend is translating into products that can scale. “This year you will see more and more focus on AI and autonomous,” said C.J. Finn, PwC’s U.S. automotive industry leader, as the show leans into driverless systems and software. Reuters Alphabet is also back under a legal
6 January 2026
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AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 07:27 (EST) — Premarket Shares of Aeva Technologies (AEVA) jumped 24.6% to $16.31 in premarket trading on Tuesday, after closing at $13.09 in the prior session, as investors reacted to fresh CES announcements. Public The move matters because lidar makers have struggled to convert demonstrations into large production programs, and a spot in Nvidia’s autonomous-vehicle ecosystem can raise a supplier’s visibility with automakers and software developers. Aeva said its frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) “4D” lidar — which measures distance and an object’s speed — was selected for Nvidia’s DRIVE Hyperion autonomous-vehicle reference platform. “We’re honored
6 January 2026
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Uber stock slides as CES robotaxi debut collides with fresh Wall Street downgrade

Uber stock slides as CES robotaxi debut collides with fresh Wall Street downgrade

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 19:19 EST — After-hours Uber Technologies, Inc. said it and partners Lucid and Nuro unveiled a “production-intent” robotaxi at CES on Monday, a step toward offering driverless rides on Uber’s platform later this year. (https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lucid-nuro-uber-debut-robotaxi-ahead-launch-this-year-2026-01-05/) Uber stock closed down 2.56% at $80.74, after earlier touching an intraday low of $79.65. The drop left the shares about 21% below their 52-week high hit in September, according to MarketWatch data. (https://www.marketwatch.com/data-news/uber-technologies-inc-stock-underperforms-monday-when-compared-to-competitors-3177a63e-fae7cd0c20b7) Why it matters now: robotaxis are moving from prototypes into commercial pilots, and Uber’s long-term economics hinge on where it fits in that stack. Uber sold
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Uber stock slips on Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi competition looms in 2026

Uber stock slips on Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi competition looms in 2026

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:27 ET — Regular session Uber Technologies, Inc. shares were down 1.9% at $81.30 in afternoon trading on Monday, after Melius Research downgraded the ride-hailing company to “sell” with a $73 price target. “Even with Uber’s position, AV competition is set to rise in 2026 and beyond,” Melius analyst Conor Cunningham wrote, referring to autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars. Streetinsider The call is landing at the start of a year when investors are trying to gauge how quickly robotaxis move from pilots into broader commercial service. That matters for Uber because self-driving fleets could change
5 January 2026
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Uber stock gets a sell call as robotaxi race heats up in 2026

Uber stock gets a sell call as robotaxi race heats up in 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 08:22 ET Uber Technologies shares were up about 1.4% in premarket trading on Monday. Melius Research cut the ride-hailing and delivery company’s rating to sell and set a $73 price target, below the stock’s last trade at $82.86. The firm cited rising competition from autonomous-vehicle, or AV, developers such as Tesla and Alphabet’s Waymo. Investing.com India The call lands as investors start 2026 trying to pin down when robotaxis — self-driving taxis — move from pilots to scaled services. Uber’s model depends on the take rate, the percentage of gross bookings it keeps from each
5 January 2026
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Tesla stock forecast 2026: Baird sticks with $548 target as robotaxi milestones loom

Tesla stock forecast 2026: Baird sticks with $548 target as robotaxi milestones loom

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 17:23 ET Baird maintained a $548 price target on Tesla (TSLA.O) heading into 2026 and said robotaxi-related updates are likely to be the year’s key stock drivers. Analyst Ben Kallo said his team wants to “own TSLA into the new year,” pointing to potential announcements on robotaxi service, approvals in China and the European Union, and updates on Optimus and the Tesla Semi. Baird said its target is tied to long-dated EBITDA — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — discounted back to year-end 2026. Investing.com The call lands as Tesla has taken the
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Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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