By Francois Chadwick, Vice President, Finance Tax & Accounting The digital economy has driven incredible advances in technology and transportation, creating new opportunities for people and communities around the world. Understandably, governments are trying to adjust public policy to address the dynamic 21st-century economy, including proposed international tax regimes targeted specifically at “digital” companies. Many… Continue reading Uber releases comprehensive proposal to update global tax rules
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High-Fidelity Sensor Calibration for Autonomous Vehicles
By Ashesh Jain and Lei Zhang, Engineering Managers; and Li Jiang, Software Engineer Sensor calibration is one of the less talked about foundational building blocks of an autonomous vehicle (AV). In simple terms, sensor calibration informs the AV how its sensors are positioned on the vehicle within a high degree of accuracy. This allows the… Continue reading High-Fidelity Sensor Calibration for Autonomous Vehicles
Unlocking Access to Self-Driving Research: The Lyft Level 5 Dataset and Competition
By Luc Vincent, EVP Autonomous Technology At Lyft, we believe self-driving technology presents a rare opportunity to improve the quality of life in our communities. Avoidable collisions, single-occupant commuters, and vehicle emissions are choking our cities, while infrastructure strains under rapid urban growth. Our path forward to solve these challenges is clear: build the world’s… Continue reading Unlocking Access to Self-Driving Research: The Lyft Level 5 Dataset and Competition
Employee Spotlight: Vladimir Iglovikov
From academia, to Kaggle Grandmaster, to putting maps into autonomous vehicles Vladimir Iglovikov is a mountaineering, rock climbing, Burning Man-loving scientist who holds both a Master’s and Ph.D. in physics. He has published a number of papers on everything from theoretical physics to the application of deep learning on forensics, medical, and satellite imagery. As… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Vladimir Iglovikov
Now, Next, and Future: Tara Stentz
A profile series that introduces our team and showcases what we’re working on. My name is Tara Stentz, and I am a Software Engineer on the Prediction Team! I graduated in 2018 from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. For the summer of 2017,… Continue reading Now, Next, and Future: Tara Stentz
Bolt gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon
In the second week of August, 550 Bolt employees from all around the globe gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon to improve company culture, network, gain new knowledge and generally share some good vibes! Here’s what happened. Imagine one regular six-year-old. He’s full of questions when it comes to discovering the world in and… Continue reading Bolt gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon
Lyft Relaunches Wheels for All Grants: Now with 40 cities and up to $500,000 in free or discounted rides
Lyft is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations doing incredible work around the nation to make our communities stronger, healthier, and more equitable. That’s why we’re expanding Lyft’s Wheels for All Grants program (formerly known as Lyft Community Grants) to 40 cities, including Detroit, Honolulu, Philadelphia and Phoenix. And we’re committing $500,000 per year to grassroots… Continue reading Lyft Relaunches Wheels for All Grants: Now with 40 cities and up to $500,000 in free or discounted rides
Lyft Announces Record Second Quarter Results
Second quarter revenue grew to $867 million, up 72% year-over-yearBased on execution and improving market environment, raising outlook for fiscal 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2019. “Lyft’s second quarter was marked by strong execution and important advances… Continue reading Lyft Announces Record Second Quarter Results
Lyft Announces Record First Quarter Results
First quarter revenue grew to $776 million, up 95% year-over-yearActive Riders grew to over 20.5 million in the quarter SAN FRANCISCO, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019. “The first quarter was a strong start to an important year, our first… Continue reading Lyft Announces Record First Quarter Results
Uber Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. “Our platform strategy continues to deliver strong results, with Trips up 35% and Gross Bookings up 37% in constant currency, compared to the second quarter of last year,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO. “In July, the Uber platform… Continue reading Uber Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results