During an earnings call last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the electric vehicle maker would start offering paid rides in June for its full self-driving robotaxi service. Now Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is making it clear that he doesn't want to compete with Tesla — he wants to partner with the company to offer robotaxi rides through Uber's ride-hailing platform.

Tesla unveiled its robotaxi service, called “Cybercab,” in October, claiming it will roll out an unsupervised driving service across certain vehicles this year in Austin. Texas. The company also plans to begin producing a fleet of Cybercab vehicles without pedals and steering wheels as soon as 2026.

"Ultimately, we're hoping that my charm and the economic argument gets Tesla to work with us as well," said Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber.