Category: Mobility Companies

Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more

Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more Welcome to our weekly news roundup. Last week, ride-hailing saw roaming partnerships being formed and support from its users but also faced growth halts. Self-driving seems to powered by partnerships and bike-sharing gains an investing momentum. Follow Splyt for a weekly update on the most important mobility news. Kakao… Continue reading Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more

Lyft Partners with Magna to Scale Self-Driving Technology

Today, we’re excited to announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with Magna, the largest North American Tier 1 automotive technology and manufacturing supplier, to jointly fund, develop, and manufacture our self-driving system. In addition to co-funding the partnership, Magna will also invest $200 million in Lyft. This partnership enables our Level 5 team to accelerate the introduction… Continue reading Lyft Partners with Magna to Scale Self-Driving Technology

Grab and Credit Saison Form Financial Services Joint Venture To Expand Access to Credit for Southeast Asia’s Unbanked

Singapore, 13 March, 2018 – Grab Inc. (“Grab”), the leading on-demand transportation and fintech platform in Southeast Asia, and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (“Credit Saison”), one of Japan’s largest consumer financing companies, today announced a joint venture to provide loans and lending services to millions of unbanked and underbanked consumers, micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses across… Continue reading Grab and Credit Saison Form Financial Services Joint Venture To Expand Access to Credit for Southeast Asia’s Unbanked

Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks

Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks Waymo’s mission has always been to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. So far, the focus has mostly been on people; last fall we put the world’s first fleet of fully self-driving cars on public roads in the Phoenix area.… Continue reading Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks

Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

Singapore, 9 March 2018 – Grab, the leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia, today unveiled GrabCycle Beta, a marketplace app that will bring mobility partners oBike, GBikes, Anywheel and Popscoot into a single app. With GrabCycle, it’s easy for anyone to find a bike or an e-scooter whenever they need one.… Continue reading Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

Taxify gathers in Cape Town for Winter Conference 2018

Originally a small start-up from Estonia, Taxify has skyrocketed in the last two years to become one of the fastest growing ride-hailing companies in the world and a truly global place to work. Our team has grown to over 450 people across 23 countries and 55 nationalities. At the end of February a part of… Continue reading Taxify gathers in Cape Town for Winter Conference 2018

An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing”

An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing” By Jonathan Hall, Chief Economist The on-demand workforce has grown considerably over the years. In the US alone, more than 750,000 people drive with Uber. And while on-demand work still accounts for a relatively small portion of the total US labor force, it has emerged… Continue reading An analysis of CEEPR’s Paper on “The Economics of Ride-Hailing”

Electric mobility: Yonne charging stations made accessible to EV drivers from all over Europe

An innovative partnership between SPIE, SDEY and Hubject Saint-Denis, February 28th, 2018 – SPIE CityNetworks, Hubject and the Departmental Energy Association of Yonne (SDEY) are joining forces to provide charging solutions for electric vehicles that can be accessed by EV drivers from all over Europe. Charging stations belonging to the Departmental Energy Association of Yonne… Continue reading Electric mobility: Yonne charging stations made accessible to EV drivers from all over Europe

Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video

Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video To bring Waymo’s technology to life, we leaned on the unique format of 360 video. By Meiling Tan, Head of Marketing, Waymo Waymo has been working on self-driving technology since our early days at Google in 2009. Today, we have the world’s first and only… Continue reading Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video