In 2016, Walmart announced that it would begin testing grocery delivery in conjunction with Uber and Lyft. Today, however, Reuters reports that those partnerships have come to an end, which was confirmed by Walmart and Uber. TechCrunch first reported in 2015 about Uber’s plans to launch a merchant delivery system, wherein goods from retailers would… Continue reading Walmart ends grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft
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Waymo van involved in serious collision in Arizona
A Waymo self-driving vehicle was involved in a serious accident in Chandler, Arizona earlier this afternoon. Local police have said that there were minor injuries from the incident after a sedan swerved into the Waymo van to avoid another collision, ABC 15 reported. I’ve contacted the Chandler police department for more information. Although Waymo has… Continue reading Waymo van involved in serious collision in Arizona
Washé raises $3.5 million for its on-demand car washing service and biz platform
Another startup wants to make on-demand car washing work, where others have failed. Washé, a Boca Raton-based service for on-demand washes, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to continue to grow its business, which involves a mobile app consumers use to connect with Washé’s network of around 1,000 licensed and insured car washing professionals.… Continue reading Washé raises $3.5 million for its on-demand car washing service and biz platform
Elon Musk offers more detail about Tesla’s ridesharing network
On Tesla’s Q1 2018 earnings call today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shed some light on the company’s ambitions to launch an autonomous vehicle ridesharing network. The short answer is that, from a technical standpoint, Tesla will be ready by the end of next year, Musk said. It’s not yet clear, however, when Tesla would actually… Continue reading Elon Musk offers more detail about Tesla’s ridesharing network
Lyft commits $1.5 million to help people who lack access to transportation
Lyft is committing $1.5 million to its Relief Rides program. The idea has historically been to better support people during times of crisis, such as natural disasters or other emergency situations. Now, Lyft is expanding its reach to help people who many need rides to job interviews or medical appointments. One of the partners Lyft… Continue reading Lyft commits $1.5 million to help people who lack access to transportation
BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry
Car makers BMW, General Motors, Ford and Renault are the big names behind a new group announced today to explore the potential of the blockchain in the automotive and mobility space. MOBI — the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative — launches today with over 30 founding members that also include Bosch, Blockchain at Berkeley, Hyperledger, Fetch.ai, IBM and IOTA. The… Continue reading BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry
Lyft partners with Udacity to hire self-driving car engineers
Lyft is teaming up with Udacity to find talent for its Level 5 autonomous driving engineering team. The partnership entails a challenge designed to identify the best candidates in Udacity’s self-driving car engineer nanodegree program. Called the Lyft Perception Challenge, the idea is to test problem-solving skills around perception for autonomous vehicles. The competition, which… Continue reading Lyft partners with Udacity to hire self-driving car engineers
Regulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehicles
Over the next 20 years the autonomous vehicle market is expected to grow into a $700 billion industry as robots take over nearly every aspect of mobility. One of the key arguments for this shift away from manually operated machines is that they offer greater safety thanks to less risk of human error. But as… Continue reading Regulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehicles
Lime partners with Segway to build electric scooters
Lime, the transportation company now formerly known as LimeBike, has partnered with Segway to launch its next generation of electric scooters. These scooters, which are set to debut mid-month in San Francisco, will supplement Lime’s existing fleet. Lime has also hit three million rides across its fleets of bikes and scooters. For style-conscious consumers, there… Continue reading Lime partners with Segway to build electric scooters
Parallel Domain wants to train self-driving cars in virtual worlds
Kevin McNamara, a former Apple and Pixar employee, is bringing his virtual world creation expertise to the domain of self-driving cars. And he has $2.5 million from Costanoa Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures and others to do so. At Apple, McNamara says he worked on an autonomous systems project, where he explored automatic content generation of simulated… Continue reading Parallel Domain wants to train self-driving cars in virtual worlds