Alphabet's robotaxi firm Waymo is considering ending its partnership with Uber due to a ​souring relationship between the companies, the Financial ‌Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Uber's shares closed down 4.3%.

Waymo has had internal ​conversations about ending its partnership with Uber, ​which was first announced in 2023, according to ⁠the report.

The companies have increasingly clashed over operational ​and commercial issues, according to the report.

Waymo has ​raised concerns about the cleanliness and routing of its vehicles, while Uber has criticized the sudden unavailability of ​Waymo vehicles during bad weather and argued ​that the partnership has "unsustainable financial terms," the FT reported.

The two ‌companies ⁠were "pursuing diverging objectives," the FT report quoted a person familiar with the developments as saying.

The robotaxi firm has notified Uber it plans to ​enter these markets ​independently ⁠in January 2028, when their contract permits, the report said.

Waymo and Uber ​could not be immediately reached for ​comment. Reuters ⁠could not independently verify the report.

Late in June, the two companies ended their self-driving partnership in Phoenix, ⁠Arizona.

Waymo's ​vehicles are available on ​Uber's ride-hailing platform in Austin and Atlanta.

-Reuters