China’s DiDi, Ant Financial said to consider joint $2b Ofo buyout

August 3, 2018 Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and Alibaba’s Ant Financial are in talks with bike-sharing startup Ofo for a joint buyout offer that could value Ofo at up to $2 billion, according to a source with direct knowledge of the discussions. A deal would mark the latest stage of consolidation in China’s once-booming bike-sharing industry, where… Continue reading China’s DiDi, Ant Financial said to consider joint $2b Ofo buyout

Stop Uber From Flooding New York

On Tuesday evening, the New York City Council introduced a bill to place a temporary cap on the number of for-hire vehicles — the kind provided by services like Uber and Lyft — allowed on the city’s streets. It’s about time: In recent years these cars have flooded New York, clogging our streets and driving… Continue reading Stop Uber From Flooding New York

Actually, Curbing Uber Won’t Relieve Heavy Traffic

Are ride-sharing and -hailing services like Uber and Lyft causing road congestion? This has been the perception in cities across the country, and the companies have come under fire for it. In New York City, it has led to a proposal to curb, for a year, for-hire-vehicle companies from adding new driver’s licenses (except for… Continue reading Actually, Curbing Uber Won’t Relieve Heavy Traffic

Elon Musk backs off Tesla’s goal of making 1 million vehicles by 2020 (TSLA)

Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, and CTO, JB Straubel, suggested the company may not hit its goal of making 1 million vehicles by 2020 during its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. After Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins asked if the company still planned to make 1 million vehicles in 2020, Musk and Straubel said that… Continue reading Elon Musk backs off Tesla’s goal of making 1 million vehicles by 2020 (TSLA)

Highlights of Elon Musk on Tesla’s earnings call: ‘I would like to apologize’

I would like to apologize for being impolite on the prior call. Obviously I think there’s really no excuse for bad manners and I was violating my own rule in that regard. There are reasons for it, I got no sleep, 120 hour weeks, but nonetheless, there is still no excuse, so my apologies for… Continue reading Highlights of Elon Musk on Tesla’s earnings call: ‘I would
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