A Tour through openpilot

A Tour Through openpilot This document is mostly written for internal consumption, but I figured, why not make it public? openpilot is our open source ADAS system that anyone can contribute to. We’ll start at the hardware and work our way up. Note: in the 0.6 series of openpilot, camerad, modeld, and monitoringd all are combined… Continue reading A Tour through openpilot

The fundamental ridesharing diagram

Coauthored with Marco Laumanns On-demand mobility services have proliferated in recent years. If properly designed, they can be instrumental in revolutionizing public transportation by allowing the movement of more people while also reducing the fleet size and the distance driven. Bestmile’s white paper and technical report on service design offer a detailed description of the science… Continue reading The fundamental ridesharing diagram

Express Travel with Citymapper Pass

The ultimate public transport payment experience is here As of 2nd Dec, Express Travel with Apple Pay is active in London on all Transport for London’s stations and buses, and usable with Citymapper Pass. We’ve been waiting a long time for this ultimate user experience, where a mobile device and app can support the entire end-to-end… Continue reading Express Travel with Citymapper Pass

Lyft: Lyft Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer to Keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq:LYFT) announced today that Logan Green, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.  Mr. Green is scheduled to appear at 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the event will be… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer to Keynote at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference

99 launches face recognition for 100% of drivers

Technology’s goal is to further enhance the safety of the app’s passengers and drivers 99, the urban transport application that integrates the global company DiDi Chuxing, launched on October 13, 100% of drivers, a facial recognition tool to further enhance the safety of platform races. The system automatically identifies drivers’ faces before they connect to… Continue reading 99 launches face recognition for 100% of drivers

November 22, 2019 Via Launches First Service in Salt Lake with Utah Transit Authority UTA On-Demand provides access to on-demand shared ride…

November 22, 2019 Via Launches First Service in Salt Lake with Utah Transit Authority UTA On-Demand provides access to on-demand shared rides in Salt Lake County November 23, 2019 (SALT LAKE CITY)– Via, the leader in public mobility, announces the launch of its first service in Utah in partnership with Utah Transit Authority (UTA). UTA… Continue reading November 22, 2019 Via Launches First Service in Salt Lake with Utah Transit Authority UTA On-Demand provides access to on-demand shared ride…

Lyft: Announcing City Works DC Advisory Council, Seeking Grant Applications

Earlier this year, we announced Lyft City Works a major commitment to invest $50 million or 1% of profits — whichever is larger — to support local communities by solving transportation challenges. At Lyft, we know that by working together, we can do more to build our cities around people, not cars. In Washington, DC… Continue reading Lyft: Announcing City Works DC Advisory Council, Seeking Grant Applications

Lyft: Redeem Hilton Honors Points for Lyft Rides

Hilton Honors members can now redeem their Points on Lyft ride credits – this hospitality industry first, further integrates the travel experience and rewards members for everyday activities.  How it works: At HiltonHonorsLyft.com, members may select a fixed amount of Points they’d like to redeem in exchange for Lyft credits in increments ranging from $10-$100*.… Continue reading Lyft: Redeem Hilton Honors Points for Lyft Rides

Lyft: Lyft Supports Shopping Small in New York City

Small businesses are the heart of New York City, anchoring communities and employing nearly half of the city’s workforce.1 To help support these businesses on Small Business Saturday® (Nov. 30), we’ve teamed up with neighborhoods throughout the city to offer shoppers 20% off 2 rides to or from their favorite businesses. Choose your neighborhood below… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Supports Shopping Small in New York City

Uber: A Note on Transparency: Government Requests for Data

By Uttara Sivaram, Global Privacy and Security Public Policy at Uber Today, Uber is updating our Transparency Report on government requests for user data, which encompasses requests for the full year of 2018. Because we know that transparency is a crucial part of the trust our users place in us, we are continually looking for… Continue reading Uber: A Note on Transparency: Government Requests for Data