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
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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?
Lyft: Lyft Announces Second Quarter Results
Results reflect strong cost management and execution in challenging environment Ended quarter with $2.8 billion of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020. “While rideshare rides in the quarter were down significantly… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Announces Second Quarter Results
Grab Financial Group Expands Suite of Products Under ‘Thrive with Grab’ Strategy
Grab Financial Group expands consumer ecosystem with new financial products and services. including the first micro-investment solution, third-party loan platform and ‘buy-now-pay-later’ products for e-commerce websites. Grab Financial Group launches first micro-investment solution, third-party loan platform and ‘buy-now-pay-later’ products for e-commerce websites New offerings are part of the company’s new ‘Thrive with Grab’ strategy Products… Continue reading Grab Financial Group Expands Suite of Products Under ‘Thrive with Grab’ Strategy
July 31, 2020 ViaVan and SWN Verkehr launch new on-demand mobility service in Neumünster “Hin&Wech” will encourage sustainable, shared publi…
July 31, 2020 ViaVan and SWN Verkehr launch new on-demand mobility service in Neumünster “Hin&Wech” will encourage sustainable, shared public transport use 31st July 2020 (Neumünster) — SWN Verkehr and ViaVan, Europe’s leader in public mobility, are setting the course for the future of public transport in Neumünster. The partners will introduce a new on-demand… Continue reading July 31, 2020 ViaVan and SWN Verkehr launch new on-demand mobility service in Neumünster “Hin&Wech” will encourage sustainable, shared publi…
July 13, 2020 Innovate UK awards ViaVan grant to introduce intelligent delivery platform ViaVan will use its technology for demand-responsiv…
July 13, 2020 Innovate UK awards ViaVan grant to introduce intelligent delivery platform ViaVan will use its technology for demand-responsive transport to help partners across the UK introduce efficient and scalable delivery platforms to support vulnerable residents 13 July 2020 (LONDON)– In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ViaVan, the technology company that provides digital infrastructure… Continue reading July 13, 2020 Innovate UK awards ViaVan grant to introduce intelligent delivery platform ViaVan will use its technology for demand-responsiv…
July 9, 2020 D.C. Greens, Via and Occasions Caterers launch contactless meal delivery platform for quarantined COVID-19 patients Technology-…
July 9, 2020 D.C. Greens, Via and Occasions Caterers launch contactless meal delivery platform for quarantined COVID-19 patients Technology-driven meal delivery platform enables DC Greens to serve vulnerable communities at scale (WASHINGTON, D.C.)– In response to increasing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Via, the company that provides digital infrastructure to power public mobility, and… Continue reading July 9, 2020 D.C. Greens, Via and Occasions Caterers launch contactless meal delivery platform for quarantined COVID-19 patients Technology-…
Quarantines Crushed Urban Mobility. Technology Can Bring It Back
Global quarantines have crushed public and private transportation businesses. Stay-at-home orders caused demand to disappear overnight. Worries over contamination suggest a dark future for mass transit and private hire services alike — the cleanliness of the vehicles and the health of fellow passengers, drivers, and staff are likely to slow a return to anything near the pre-virus… Continue reading Quarantines Crushed Urban Mobility. Technology Can Bring It Back