Overview
- Kalanick is folding ghost‑kitchen operator CloudKitchens into Atoms as part of a broader push into physical automation.
- The company plans a modular "wheelbase for robots" focused on task‑specific, non‑humanoid machines.
- Atoms is structured into three units — Atoms Food, Atoms Mining and Atoms Transport — aimed at industrial infrastructure and productivity.
- Kalanick says he is Pronto’s largest investor and is close to acquiring the industrial autonomy startup founded by Anthony Levandowski.
- Reports of major backing from Uber for self‑driving efforts were cited by The Information, though Uber has not confirmed the support.