Uber: Independent couriers’ reaction to employee reclassification: learnings from Geneva

By Alison Stein, Economist at Uber We’ve written before about the impact of switching from a system where independent contractors can use platforms like Uber to one where they have to be traditional employees. In California, our analysis has shown that such a switch would result in a 76% reduction in work opportunities for drivers, due… Continue reading Uber: Independent couriers’ reaction to employee reclassification: learnings from Geneva

The Waymo Driver Handbook: How our highly-detailed maps help unlock new locations for autonomous driving

For any emerging technology to be trusted, it helps to first be understood. In the past, people could see how their cars worked, looking under the hood and tinkering with them with the help of a user manual. In 2020, vehicles have so much technology that they’ve become difficult for the general public to comprehend.… Continue reading The Waymo Driver Handbook: How our highly-detailed maps help unlock new locations for autonomous driving

Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning

By Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research and Sammy Omari, Head of Motion Planning, Prediction, and Software Controls Over the last few years, machine learning has become an integral part of self-driving development. It has unlocked significant progress in perception, but it does remain limited in its use across the rest of the autonomy stack, particularly… Continue reading Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning

Uber: Uber Announces Proposed $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that it proposes to offer $500 million principal amount of Senior Notes due 2028 (the “notes”), subject to market conditions and other factors. The notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Proposed $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

The Waymo Driver’s training regimen: How structured testing prepares our self-driving technology for the real world

Imagine a tiny city where you control everything that happens on the streets. You manage how many cars zip down the roads and how fast they are going. You dictate how many cyclists are on a roundabout or whether they follow the road rules. The “weather” around the vehicle can change multiple times a day… Continue reading The Waymo Driver’s training regimen: How structured testing prepares our self-driving technology for the real world

Introducing the Voyage G3 Robotaxi

A better, safer shared vehicle for a COVID-19 world The G3’s ambulance-grade U-VC lighting activated A Better, Safer Shared Vehicle I’m beyond excited to announce the next step towards Voyage’s commitment to delivering on the promise of self-driving cars: The Voyage G3, our next-generation robotaxi. The G3 is half the cost of the G2, ready to thrive… Continue reading Introducing the Voyage G3 Robotaxi

Uber: Uber ATG Releases 2020 Safety Report

By: Uber ATG Safety Team One of Uber ATG’s self-driving vehicles conducts scenario testing at Pittsburgh test track facility. As Uber ATG’s self-driving technology continues to mature, so too does our approach to self-driving safety. We’re taking another step forward in our commitment to an open public safety dialogue with the release of our 2020 Safety… Continue reading Uber: Uber ATG Releases 2020 Safety Report

GrabMart Enhances On-Demand Retail Experience with Popular Brands and Refreshed Design

Grab, the everyday lifestyle app, today announced an expansion of its product offerings and a new look on GrabMart – its on-demand essentials delivery service. Featuring over 1,500 merchants, including recently onboarded large chain retailers such as innisfree, The Body Shop, Times Bookstores, Unity and Watsons Refreshed app interface to enhance consumers’ in-app shopping and discovery experiences… Continue reading GrabMart Enhances On-Demand Retail Experience with Popular Brands and Refreshed Design

Grab and Unilever establish wide-ranging partnership to support lives and livelihoods in Southeast Asia through COVID-19

Grab and Unilever today announced an extensive partnership in Southeast Asia to protect Grab drivers and riders as well as support the livelihoods of small business owners as they weather the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through GrabProtect, Unilever’s sanitation and hygiene products will support in-vehicle cleaning and personal hygiene to help protect Grab commuters… Continue reading Grab and Unilever establish wide-ranging partnership to support lives and livelihoods in Southeast Asia through COVID-19

Uber: Can Employees Really Work However They Want?

by Alison Stein, Economist at Uber On August 10, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote an op-ed in the New York Times, proposing that the U.S. employment system be updated to require gig platform companies like Uber to pay for new benefits and grant new protections to drivers. One of his key arguments was that today’s system forces… Continue reading Uber: Can Employees Really Work However They Want?