Tag: Uber

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

Letter from London: Red buses, black cabs and private cars are going electric

Traveling in Europe (and nearby countries) these days is in some ways like traveling to the future. London has been an electrification leader for some years, and the streetscape this summer looks much more electric than it did on my last visit 4 years ago. I saw no evidence of the “hollowing out” of downtown… Continue reading Letter from London: Red buses, black cabs and private cars are going electric

‘Talk to Me’ Is Horror Made by and for the Internet Generation

Kids are going to do stupid stuff. But what does being terminally online do to IRL relationships when the entire internet is in the palm of your hand? In that world, what does real connection even look like? These were some of the many questions posed by Talk to Me, the new horror film from… Continue reading ‘Talk to Me’ Is Horror Made by and for the Internet Generation

Uber’s Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison

While Vasquez and Uber may find some closure in the plea deal, self-driving expert Bryant Walker Smith says the NTSB should revisit the Slack issue to find the truth. “I don’t want the story of the first automated vehicle fatality to be a lie. Or be a matter of disputes,” says Walker Smith, a law… Continue reading Uber’s Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison

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

Mobility-as-a-service market to grow by USD 456.64 billion from 2022 to 2027 | The increase in the use of smart connected devices drives market growth – Technavio

NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The mobility-as-a-service market size is estimated to increase by USD 456.64 billion from 2022 to 2027. The market will progress with a CAGR of 33.84%, according to a recent market study by Technavio. This report also offers a 5-year historical (2017-2021) data projection of market size, segmentation, and region. Discover some insights… Continue reading Mobility-as-a-service market to grow by USD 456.64 billion from 2022 to 2027 | The increase in the use of smart connected devices drives market growth – Technavio

The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’

The US Supreme Court has previously ordered the government to obtain search warrants before seeking information that may “chronicle a person’s past movements through the record of his cell phone signals.” In the landmark Carpenter v. United States decision, the court found that advancements in wireless technology had effectively outpaced people’s ability to reasonably appreciate… Continue reading The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’