October 1, 2020 Via acquires Fleetonomy to accelerate entry into logistics and delivery The acquisition bolsters Via’s ability to meet rapidly growing demand for its innovative technology for logistics and last-mile goods delivery October 1, 2020 (TEL AVIV) — Via, the world’s preeminent provider of digital infrastructure for public mobility systems, announces today that it… Continue reading October 1, 2020 Via acquires Fleetonomy to accelerate entry into logistics and delivery The acquisition bolsters Via’s ability to meet rapi…
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Hubject and ubitricity are joining forces to foster seamless EV charging all over Europe
Berlin, September 24, 2020 — Hubject and ubitricity are joining forces to foster seamless EV charging all over Europe. Based on this collaboration, ubitricity, and Hubject – both experienced and mature companies being in the market since 2011 (ubitricity) and 2012 (Hubject) – are collaborating to open the 2nd largest charging network in the UK… Continue reading Hubject and ubitricity are joining forces to foster seamless EV charging all over Europe
Lyft: How to Build a Motion Prediction Model for Autonomous Vehicles
An introduction and tutorial for training machine learning motion prediction models using Lyft Level 5’s Prediction Dataset By: Luca Bergamini, Software Engineer; Vladimir Iglovikov, Software Engineer; Filip Hlasek, Engineering Manager; and Peter Ondruska, Head of Level 5 Research Predicting the behavior of traffic agents around an autonomous vehicle (AV) is one of the key unsolved challenges… Continue reading Lyft: How to Build a Motion Prediction Model for Autonomous Vehicles
Uber: The Impact of Third-Party Food Delivery During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting public health measures have severely impacted the restaurant industry. With dine-in operations largely prohibited, many restaurants have turned to take-out and delivery models to continue reaching customers, maintain revenue, and stay in business. To better understand the impact of third-party food delivery platforms on restaurants during this time, Uber… Continue reading Uber: The Impact of Third-Party Food Delivery During COVID-19
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