Uber has been taking direct — and indirect — shots at its partner, Waymo In recent months, Waymo has added new cities to its service list without an Uber partnership. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images Uber executives have been publicly dissing Waymo in the past several months. The executives have called out Waymo directly or criticized AV-only operator models. Waymo is Uber's only partner providing fully autonomous, paid rides in the US. Couples go through bumps, and so do business partners. In recent months, Uber and its executives have taken direct and indirect shots at its robotaxi partner Waymo , warning against autonomous vehicle operators trying to scale on their own while also criticizing Waymo's deployment strategy and technology, with one executive sharing a video on X of a "scary Waymo moment." The comments portray AV-only operators like Alphabet's Waymo as less scalable, less equitable, and less reliable than a hybrid approach — with a mix of human and automated drivers — that makes Uber…