Tag: Lyft

Lyft: Introducing Lyft Rentals

We’re building the future of transportation into one app to minimize the need for personal car ownership. You shouldn’t have to own a car to get around (or to get out of) your city. But sometimes you need a car to go longer distances. That’s why we’ve launched Lyft Rentals in select cities. Last year… Continue reading Lyft: Introducing Lyft Rentals

Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

By: Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research; and Guido Zuidhof, Software Engineer Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) is a relatively new conference focused on the intersection of robotics and modern machine learning. Its 3rd edition was held in Osaka, Japan at the beginning of November. Read on for a summary of the most relevant papers to… Continue reading Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

DriveItAway, Accu-Trade Create New Inventory for Ride-Hailing

Users of the DriveItAway app will have full transparent information on all used vehicles for sale or rent, right down to the additions/deductions for specific attributes, such as mileage, color, nicks and dents, etc.  Photo via Depositphotos. DriveItAway has formed a new partnership with Accu-Trade: more than 5,000 car dealers now can list vehicles for sale, rent,… Continue reading DriveItAway, Accu-Trade Create New Inventory for Ride-Hailing

CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides

(Reuters) – The chief executive of autonomous vehicle company Cruise signaled on Wednesday the General Motors Co (GM.N) subsidiary intends to offer shared rides “at a radically lower cost” as part of a bid to move eventually “beyond the car.” FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen… Continue reading CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides

Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle

By: Alan Agon, Product Manager; Sammy Omari, Engineering Manager; and Sameer Qureshi, Director, Product Management The current benchmark for driving Imagine you’re driving down the freeway, and you see a car cutting across multiple lanes to make the upcoming exit. You move your foot from the accelerator to the brake and slow down slightly in anticipation.… Continue reading Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle

Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges

PITTSBURGH/DETROIT (Reuters) – Sky’s the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit. FILE PHOTO: An Argo Ai self driving prototype vehicle is seen outside a Ford and Volkswagen joint news conference in New York City, New York, U.S., July 12,… Continue reading Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges

Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Walmart this morning announced a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market starting next year. The retailer is partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro, a robotics company that uses driverless technology to deliver goods to customers. Nuro’s vehicles in this case will delivery Walmart online grocery orders to a… Continue reading Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Lyft: ‘Tis The Season To Earn (Lots Of) Miles With Delta

Sometimes giving is the best gift. But sometimes it’s nice to get stuff.  We’ve teamed up with Delta® to make your holiday travel more rewarding. When you link your SkyMiles® account at delta.com/lyftholiday between Dec. 9 and Jan. 2, you’ll get 10 miles for every $1* you spend on Lyft rides to or from US… Continue reading Lyft: ‘Tis The Season To Earn (Lots Of) Miles With Delta

Uber’s fatal accident tally shows low rates but excludes key numbers

Uber’s just-released U.S. Safety Report sets forth in some detail the number of fatal accidents, and the good news is that the overall rate per mile is about half the national average. But the report makes some puzzling choices as far as what is included and excluded. To create the report, Uber took its internal… Continue reading Uber’s fatal accident tally shows low rates but excludes key numbers