Category: Mobility Companies

Grab Collaborates with IMDA to pilot Grab Ventures Ignite in Singapore

Singapore, 17 March 2020 — Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading super app, and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) today announced a partnership to pilot Grab Ventures Ignite (GVI), a 14-week accelerator programme, for Singapore-based startups with interest to venture overseas. The Singapore pilot of GVI will focus on high potential startups with an aspiration to… Continue reading Grab Collaborates with IMDA to pilot Grab Ventures Ignite in Singapore

Uber: Uber Eats Announces Efforts to Support U.S. & Canada Restaurant Industry Amid COVID-19 Concerns

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Eats today announced efforts to support independent restaurant owners and operators as the hospitality industry faces unprecedented challenges amidst the COVID-19 state of emergency. “We know the coming weeks will be challenging ones for many small business owners, and we want to help restaurants focus on food, not finances.” said Janelle Sallenave,… Continue reading Uber: Uber Eats Announces Efforts to Support U.S. & Canada Restaurant Industry Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Introducing the 5th-generation Waymo Driver: Informed by experience, designed for scale, engineered to tackle more environments

In order to navigate the complexities of driving – from the biker weaving and speeding through traffic on a foggy San Francisco morning, to the family pet rushing into the street to greet you at night – the Waymo Driver uses a comprehensive view of its surroundings and a detailed understanding of its environment to… Continue reading Introducing the 5th-generation Waymo Driver: Informed by experience, designed for scale, engineered to tackle more environments

Seeing is Knowing: Advances in search and image recognition train Waymo’s self-driving technology for any encounter

At Waymo, we use machine learning to detect and classify different types of objects and road features. The powerful neural nets that make up our perception system learn to recognize objects and their corresponding behaviors from labeled examples of everything our Waymo Driver encounters, from joggers and cyclists, to traffic light colors and temporary road… Continue reading Seeing is Knowing: Advances in search and image recognition train Waymo’s self-driving technology for any encounter