Uber And Google: From Partners To Rivals

San Francisco: US-based taxi-hailing app Uber and Google are on a collision course after the former's decision to work on autonomous vehicle technology and Google's reported plan to launch a ride-sharing service of its own.

A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the matter on which the company had earlier tweeted: "We think you'll find Uber and Lyft work quite well. We use them all the time."

Also a ride-share company, Lyft is Uber's direct competitor. It was Google's response to the announcement of Uber's partnership with Carnegie Mellon University for research and development work in mapping and autonomy technology, two areas in which Google has made significant progress.

The company that puts riders in touch with private car owners in cities worldwide announced the creation of the Uber Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh on its blog.

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