By Francois Chadwick, Vice President, Finance Tax & Accounting The digital economy has driven incredible advances in technology and transportation, creating new opportunities for people and communities around the world. Understandably, governments are trying to adjust public policy to address the dynamic 21st-century economy, including proposed international tax regimes targeted specifically at “digital” companies. Many… Continue reading Uber releases comprehensive proposal to update global tax rules
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Now, Next, and Future: Tara Stentz
A profile series that introduces our team and showcases what we’re working on. My name is Tara Stentz, and I am a Software Engineer on the Prediction Team! I graduated in 2018 from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. For the summer of 2017,… Continue reading Now, Next, and Future: Tara Stentz
Uber Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. “Our platform strategy continues to deliver strong results, with Trips up 35% and Gross Bookings up 37% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter of last year,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO. “In July, the Uber platform… Continue reading Uber Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results
Access to Bike Share for Communities Most in Need
By Malcom Glenn, Head of Global Policy, Accessibility and Underserved Communities, and Amy Smith, Policy Research Data Scientist We wrote earlier this year about how JUMP bikes were helping fill transportation gaps in Washington, DC and San Francisco, recognizing that it was just the start of a broader conversation about equity on the JUMP platform.… Continue reading Access to Bike Share for Communities Most in Need
Laying the groundwork for self-driving vehicle safety
By: Eric Meyhofer, CEO of Uber Advanced Technologies Group Around the world, regulators, technology developers, and industry standard-setting bodies are already working on a range of approaches to self-driving vehicle safety. However, the complexity of self-driving technology and the variety in development approaches across the industry means that, to date, no single standard or test… Continue reading Laying the groundwork for self-driving vehicle safety
Now, Next, and Future: Julie Derence
A profile series that introduces our team and showcases what we’re working on. I’m Julie Derence and I am a senior software engineer at Uber ATG working to develop self-driving technology for Uber’s ride-sharing service. In my role at Uber ATG, I’m working as part of the team that is laying the foundation for the… Continue reading Now, Next, and Future: Julie Derence
Uber ATG enters two new collaborations with leading US research institutions
Uber ATG enters two new collaborations with leading US research institutions UberATGBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jun 18 Our team at Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) is building high-performance self-driving technology with safety at the core of everything we do. Our foundational commitment to safety leads us to continually test new techniques, deploy new technology, and forge partnerships with… Continue reading Uber ATG enters two new collaborations with leading US research institutions
A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving
A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving UberATGBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jun 12 Introducing our latest self-driving vehicle in partnership with Volvo Cars, a world leader in automotive safety. Introducing Uber ATG’s latest self-driving vehicle Since September 2016, Uber ATG and Volvo Cars have teamed up in a joint engineering partnership to develop several self-driving car prototypes. Today… Continue reading A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving
Simulation: The Invisible Gatekeeper
By: Hugh Reynolds, Senior Director of Engineering, Simulation [embedded content] At Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), safety is at the core of everything we do. As part of our commitment to safety, we are investing heavily in simulation technology that enables us to test our self-driving system in a virtual environment before it ever reaches… Continue reading Simulation: The Invisible Gatekeeper
Introducing an Open Standard for Autonomous Vehicle Visualizations
Introducing an Open Standard for Autonomous Vehicle Visualizations UberATGBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Feb 22 By: Xiaoji Chen, Joseph Lisee, Tim Wojtaszek, and Abhishek Gupta Understanding what autonomous vehicles perceive as they navigate urban environments is essential to developing safe and reliable autonomous systems. Just as we have standards for street signs and traffic infrastructure to help human drivers,… Continue reading Introducing an Open Standard for Autonomous Vehicle Visualizations