DUBLIN, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Saudi Arabia Shared Mobility Market By Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, Two-Wheeler, Micro Mobility), By Service Type, By Booking Type, By Business Model, By Vehicle Propulsion, By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2018- 2030F” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. In Saudi Arabia, people prefer to take shared mobility… Continue reading Saudi Arabia Shared Mobility Markets Report 2023-2030: Expansion Strategy by Existing Players & Increasing Demand for Online Car Rental Services Bodes Well for the Sector
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After fatal accident: Uber test driver sentenced to probation
Read Slack or watched The Voice? After the agreement on a fatal accident with an autonomous test car, important questions remain unanswered. (Autonomous driving, technology) Go to Source
Elon Forced to Remove Strobing “X” Sign From Twitter Building
X, Y, Z U L8er. X Eyes San Franciscans are already bidding adieu to the strobing “X” sign that sat atop the Twitter headquarters, which came down earlier today after the city launched an investigation into the eyesore. As the San Francisco Standard reports, the sign was removed from the roof of the Elon Musk-owned… Continue reading Elon Forced to Remove Strobing “X” Sign From Twitter Building
Uber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guilty
The driver’s case raises questions about responsibility in autonomous crashes. The Uber safety driver at the wheel during the first known fatal self-driving car crash involving a pedestrian has pleaded guilty to and been sentenced for an endangerment charge. Rafaela Vasquez will serve three years of probation for her role in the 2018 Tempe, Arizona… Continue reading Uber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guilty
Uber is buying 100 Tesla Model Ys to deploy in Tokyo
Uber announced that it is buying 100 Tesla Model Y electric vehicles to deploy in Tokyo as part of a new program. In 2020, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles to be delivered over the next year. Shortly after, Hertz… Continue reading Uber is buying 100 Tesla Model Ys to deploy in Tokyo
Uber driver in first-ever deadly self-driving crash pleads guilty
/ Rafaela Vasquez, a former backup driver for Uber’s autonomous vehicle program, was sentenced to three years’ probation for the fatal 2018 crash. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.… Continue reading Uber driver in first-ever deadly self-driving crash pleads guilty
OceanGate Cofounder Now Planning Totally Safe Colony Above Venus
Sure, what could go wrong? Cloud Nine Ever wanted to live in the atmosphere of our Solar System’s hottest planet? In just a few short decades, you might — or at least, that’s what the other co-founder of OceanGate, the builder of the doomed Titanic-seeking submersible, is saying. In an interview with Insider, still-living OceanGate cofounder… Continue reading OceanGate Cofounder Now Planning Totally Safe Colony Above Venus
The Uber driver’s verdict on the 2018 accident
In 2018, a fatal accident occurred when a woman in an autonomous test car ran over another woman as she was crossing the street. An outcry went through the world when the Uber accident happened: The first person to be run over by an autonomous car. It was an Uber test vehicle. A woman was… Continue reading The Uber driver’s verdict on the 2018 accident
The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
Phoenix – The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised… Continue reading The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
Wheels of change: E-taxis power more women to break glass ceiling
“Nearly 60-70 cabbies operate on Uber, Ola, or InDrive platforms. We have trained more than 180 women drivers. Uber is shortly bringing in an ‘EV-only Uber’ operation with mostly women drivers. Women cabbies have higher ratings compared to men,” said Sudeshna Paul, who heads the placement cell of Azad Foundation, which trains the women in… Continue reading Wheels of change: E-taxis power more women to break glass ceiling