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GM is expanding its hands-free Super Cruise system to 400,000 miles of roads
GM will soon allow drivers to use Super Cruise on more than 400,000 miles of roads in the U.S. and Canada, doubling access to its hands-free driver assistance system as it pushes to keep apace of its rivals. Drivers with vehicles equipped with Super Cruise today can only use the system on about 200,000 miles… Continue reading GM is expanding its hands-free Super Cruise system to 400,000 miles of roads
Uber tie-up with Omio adds train & coach booking to app — starting with UK
Uber is testing adding train and coach travel to its app in the UK so customers can book longer distance ground travel via a fully integrated tie-up with Berlin-based multimodal travel platform, Omio. The latter has built up its own consumer facing apps for booking intercity and international travel, across a wide variety of supported… Continue reading Uber tie-up with Omio adds train & coach booking to app — starting with UK
Uber’s ride with Indian food delivery firm Zomato comes to an end
Uber’s ride with Zomato has concluded. The ride-hailing firm sold its 7.8% stake in the lossmaking food delivery firm on Wednesday for over $390 million, a person familiar with the matter said, becoming the latest large institutional investor to exit the Indian firm. The U.S. firm, which reported a net loss of $2.6 billion for… Continue reading Uber’s ride with Indian food delivery firm Zomato comes to an end
TuSimple addresses autonomous truck crash during Q2 earnings call
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple used its second-quarter earnings call to address an April crash during which one of the company’s autonomous trucks suddenly veered across the I-10 highway in Tuscon, slamming into a concrete barricade. The crash first came to light via a YouTube video that showed footage of the crash along with a letter… Continue reading TuSimple addresses autonomous truck crash during Q2 earnings call
Hear how to accelerate slow-moving industries on TechCrunch Live
Dan Lewis launched Convoy in 2015 into an established industry dominated by several legacy businesses. Now worth $3.8 billion, the company is a leader in bringing digital services to trucking and freight. We’re thrilled to have him on TechCrunch Live this week, along with Chris Howard, founding partner at Fuel Capital, which invested in Convoy’s… Continue reading Hear how to accelerate slow-moving industries on TechCrunch Live
Daily Crunch: Sheryl Sandberg is out at Meta, and Zuckerberg’s not looking for a new COO
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. The SEC leapt in this week, charging 11 people associated with Forsage, which the government watchdog says was running a pyramid scheme. I’m not one to embrace drama, but I also can’t… Continue reading Daily Crunch: Sheryl Sandberg is out at Meta, and Zuckerberg’s not looking for a new COO
Innoviz lidar will be on all VW vehicles with automated driving capabilities
Israeli lidar startup Innoviz will supply its lidar sensors and perception software to all vehicles with automated driving capabilities within Volkswagen group brands, the company said Tuesday. Innoviz will work directly with Cariad SE, VW’s automotive software company, to integrate its technology into upcoming VW vehicles. The partnership with VW is Innoviz’s third design win… Continue reading Innoviz lidar will be on all VW vehicles with automated driving capabilities
How to run growth marketing during a recession
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor How to improve retention, growth marketing’s golden metric When and how to hire your startup’s first growth marketer They say pressure makes diamonds. I’d say… Continue reading How to run growth marketing during a recession
Uber turns the corner, generates massive pile of free cash flow in Q2
The question of whether Uber would be able to self-support was at least partially answered Tuesday with the company’s second quarter earnings report. In its Q2 digest, the American ride-hailing and food delivery giant reported positive free cash flow, indicating that it can now self-fund, putting to rest — at least in today’s market —… Continue reading Uber turns the corner, generates massive pile of free cash flow in Q2