Senior automotive safety executive Steve Kenner joins Kodiak as the company paves the way for driverless deployment MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today announced that it has hired Steve Kenner, a widely-respected automotive safety executive with 40 years experience at technology and automotive giants, including… Continue reading Former Apple, Uber, Ford, and General Motors Safety Executive Joins Kodiak Robotics as Vice President of Safety
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Waymo and Uber sign multi-year partnership to provide driverless rides and deliveries
Rideshare juggernaut Uber has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with robotaxi developer Waymo, offering driverless rides and deliveries to customers across the former’s platform. The new partnership could bring massive scale to Waymo’s driverless tech, while offering an enormous pool of potential customers. Both Waymo and Uber were founded in 2009 and have taken very… Continue reading Waymo and Uber sign multi-year partnership to provide driverless rides and deliveries
8 Best Coolers WIRED Tested For Every Budget, Any Situation
Ah, summer. The beach, the lake, the river—wherever you can find water is the place to be. But while you’re beating the heat floating in an inner tube or standing on a paddleboard, your drinks and food are not. They’re baking in the afternoon sun, because this morning’s shady spot has already evaporated, along with… Continue reading 8 Best Coolers WIRED Tested For Every Budget, Any Situation
Waymo’s self-driving cars will be available on Uber’s app, starting in Phoenix
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving unit, has agreed to a multi-year strategic partnership with Uber that will see some of Waymo’s autonomous vehicle technology join Uber’s platform. The collaboration comes a few weeks after Waymo’s chief product officer Saswat Panigrahi said the company aims to increase ridership tenfold by next summer. By partnering with an existing ride-hail… Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving cars will be available on Uber’s app, starting in Phoenix
Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform
Today, Waymo and Uber are excited to announce a new, multi-year strategic partnership to make the Waymo Driver available to more people via the Uber platform starting in Phoenix. Since both companies were founded in 2009, Waymo and Uber have in their own ways each revolutionized access to mobility. Now, we’re partnering to bring together… Continue reading Waymo and Uber partner to bring Waymo’s autonomous driving technology to the Uber platform
US Department of Transportation Introduces Safe Streets Initiative – San Diego to the DOT Allies in Action
DELMAR, Md., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — There is an impaired driving crisis in the US, and Safe Streets Initiative partners have stepped up. “When it comes to roadway deaths, we have a crisis that’s urgent, unacceptable—and preventable. We cannot and must not accept that these fatalities are somehow an inevitable part of life in… Continue reading US Department of Transportation Introduces Safe Streets Initiative – San Diego to the DOT Allies in Action
Uber: Waymo and Uber Partner to Bring Waymo’s Autonomous Driving Technology to the Uber Platform
SAN FRANCISCO & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Waymo and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) are excited to announce a new, multi-year strategic partnership to make the Waymo Driver available to more people via the Uber platform starting in Phoenix. Since both companies were founded in 2009, Waymo and Uber have in their own ways each… Continue reading Uber: Waymo and Uber Partner to Bring Waymo’s Autonomous Driving Technology to the Uber Platform
Uber teams up with Waymo to add robotaxis to its app
/ The two former rivals are ready to let bygones be bygones — in the interest of stirring up more business by getting customers into autonomous vehicles. 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… Continue reading Uber teams up with Waymo to add robotaxis to its app
Youth-Obsessed Tech Mogul Now Swapping Blood With His Teenage Son
Image by Getty / Futurism An eccentric millionaire obsessed with staying young forever has apparently taken to getting blood transfusions from his teen son — and is giving some of his own to his dad, too, for good measure. As Bloomberg reports, 45-year-old tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson recently took to a Dallas-area health clinic with his 17-year-old… Continue reading Youth-Obsessed Tech Mogul Now Swapping Blood With His Teenage Son
Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
Jakubowska, who reviewed the document, says that several countries appear to say they would give police access to people’s encrypted messages and communications. Comments from Cyprus, for example, say it is “necessary” that law enforcement authorities have the ability to access encrypted communications to investigate online sexual abuse crimes and that the “impact of this… Continue reading Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption