BlaBlaCar has announced that it plans to acquire Klaxit, a smaller French startup. Klaxit is a carpooling service so that you don’t have to drive your car to work every day. BlaBlaCar has its own commuting service called BlaBlaCar Daily. Klaxit will complement this service after the acquisition closes. BlaBlaCar is better known for its… Continue reading BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes
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Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate
Zipline unveiled its next generation electric autonomous drone platform Wednesday that includes an updated drone as well as a more accurate method of delivering parcels to a customer’s home. Zipline historically has parachuted packages from the sky and onto a target area roughly the size of a couple of parking spaces. Now, Zipline is introducing… Continue reading Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate
Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points
Google-owned mapping app Waze is adding a new feature that seeks to help EV owners find a compatible charger en route. Users, once they have entered their vehicle model and plug type into the app, will be able to find the nearest EV charging stations, Waze said Tuesday. To avoid outdated and unreliable information about… Continue reading Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points
TuSimple co-founder blames exit on CEO pay and autonomy downgrade
TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou has refuted allegations from senior leadership that he was trying to poach staff for his new company. In a LinkedIn post, Hou said that he resigned from TuSimple’s board last week due to disagreements about CEO Cheng Lu’s compensation package, as well as the company’s shift from Level 4 autonomy to… Continue reading TuSimple co-founder blames exit on CEO pay and autonomy downgrade
Europe’s Bolt expands to Nepal with ride-hailing service
European startup Bolt is expanding to Nepal and launching its ride-hailing service in the country. The company’s previous market expansion was its launch in Thailand in 2020. On Wednesday, Bolt announced the pilot of its on-demand ride-hailing service in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The startup has kicked off the service with more than 400 local drivers.… Continue reading Europe’s Bolt expands to Nepal with ride-hailing service
California agency must provide Tesla with details of racial bias investigation
California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) must provide Tesla with details of the investigation it conducted prior to filing a lawsuit against the company for racial discrimination, a judge has ruled. The CRD first sued Tesla in February last year after receiving several allegations that Tesla’s Fremont factory was a racially segregated workplace where Black workers… Continue reading California agency must provide Tesla with details of racial bias investigation
Cruise to begin testing Origin robotaxis in Austin in coming weeks
Cruise, the self-driving unit under GM, is rolling out its custom-built Origin robotaxi on Austin’s public streets in the next several weeks, CEO Kyle Vogt said while onstage at SXSW. The Origin vehicles won’t be accessible to the public — at least for a while. For now, Cruise will be testing the Origins on public… Continue reading Cruise to begin testing Origin robotaxis in Austin in coming weeks
Inside Lightship’s electric RV
Lightship finally showed off to the world — or at least those attending SXSW in Austin this week — a prototype of the L1, an all-electric RV designed to remove a barrier for owners of all-electric SUVs and trucks who want to haul a travel trailer on long road trips. The result, which earned the… Continue reading Inside Lightship’s electric RV
TuSimple co-founder resigns, accused of poaching staff for new venture
TuSimple’s co-founder, Xiaodi Hou, resigned from the company’s board of directors last week amid an internal investigation which sought to verify claims that Hou approached TuSimple employees about leaving the company to join his new venture, per an SEC filing. Sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch a “whistleblower” informed upper management about Hou’s solicitations… Continue reading TuSimple co-founder resigns, accused of poaching staff for new venture
Indonesia’s Broom builds out automated asset-backed lending for used car dealers
The Indonesian used car market is on a course for growth fueled by a number of trends: the increasing digitization in used car sales; a larger variety of finance options; and the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed the idea of private car ownership. Broom, an Indonesia-based auto-financing startup that wants to help used car dealers work more… Continue reading Indonesia’s Broom builds out automated asset-backed lending for used car dealers