Another contender is throwing its hat into the ring to replace Uber in Southeast Asia after India’s Jugnoo, a startup that specializes in offering autorickshaws on-demand in India, revealed it plans to enter Singapore. Uber announced its exit from Southeast Asia last month in a deal that sees Grab buy its regional business, and since… Continue reading India’s Jugnoo adopts a unique take on ride-hailing to help fill Singapore’s Uber void
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Grab’s acquisition of Uber Southeast Asia drives into problems
The long-rumored Grab acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business may be official now, but it’s far from complete. In fact, what should be a celebratory coming-of-age moment for the Southeast Asian local champion is threatening to become nightmarish thanks to persistent regulators, panicky Uber staff and reluctant drivers who are supposed to switch to Grab… Continue reading Grab’s acquisition of Uber Southeast Asia drives into problems
Voyage open-sources autonomous driving safety practices
Voyage, the self-driving car spinout from Udacity, is open-sourcing its approach to autonomous driving safety. This comes at a time when autonomous driving programs are under intense scrutiny following two fatal crashes — one involving Tesla’s Autopilot and the other one involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars in Tempe, Arizona. Meanwhile, Voyage has already successfully deployed… Continue reading Voyage open-sources autonomous driving safety practices
Alibaba is bringing its smart assistant to cars from Daimler, Audi and Volvo
Alibaba is jumping behind the wheel after it announced that Daimler, Audi and Volvo will bring its voice assistant to their vehicles. The assistant — Tmall Genie — is scheduled to go into cars “in the near future.” When it does, Alibaba said it will enable drivers to check fuel levels, mileage, battery levels and engine status use… Continue reading Alibaba is bringing its smart assistant to cars from Daimler, Audi and Volvo
Ride-hailing app Careem reveals data breach affecting 14 million people
Careem, the ride-hailing company based in Dubai, revealed today it was the victim of a cyber breach. Hackers accessed the names, email addresses, phone numbers and trip data of anyone who signed up for Careem prior to January 14. Careem said there’s no evidence the hackers accessed passwords or credit card information. While the breach… Continue reading Ride-hailing app Careem reveals data breach affecting 14 million people
China’s Didi Chuxing launches its ride-hailing service in Mexico
China’s ride-sharing leader Didi Chuxing has continued its global march after it officially launched in Mexico, expanding its battle with Uber to a new front. The company raised $4 billion in December to expand overseas and it hasn’t held back on doing so this year. Hot on the heels of moves into Brazil, Taiwan and… Continue reading China’s Didi Chuxing launches its ride-hailing service in Mexico
SF supervisor doesn’t want you riding electric scooters on sidewalks
For those of you keeping track of the scooter saga in San Francisco, Supervisor Aaron Peskin has filed a resolution in opposition of California State Assembly bill 2989. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Heath Flora and sponsored by electric scooter startup Bird, seeks to increase the speed limit of electric scooters from 15 to… Continue reading SF supervisor doesn’t want you riding electric scooters on sidewalks
Leaked Tesla email says Model 3 will go to 24/7 production
Tesla is about to ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan according to an email obtained by Jalopnik. The company shut down the sedan’s production line this week, but this email says the line will soon be running and a third shift will be added allowing the sedan to be built around the clock.… Continue reading Leaked Tesla email says Model 3 will go to 24/7 production
Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platform
Carvana is already an innovative way to shop for a car and it could get better thanks to Car360. The two companies share an interest in improving the car buying experience through enhanced imagery. Car360’s approach is different from Carvana’s as it’s focused on photos shot with a mobile device. This approach could allow Carvana to… Continue reading Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platform
Bird, Lime and Spin receive cease-and-desist letters from SF City Attorney
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bird, Lime and Spin for operating their shared electric scooter programs in San Francisco, the SF Examiner first reported. “We have just received it and we are reviewing it,” Bird spokesperson Rachel Katz told TechCrunch. “We’ll be in touch when we have more… Continue reading Bird, Lime and Spin receive cease-and-desist letters from SF City Attorney