The Senate on Wednesday passed its $2 trillion coronavirus economic bailout bill, which included provisions that would make gig-economy workers eligible for unemployment insurance. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi welcomed the bill, and said he hoped the government would pass more laws in future making contract workers eligible for further benefits. Uber has always fought vehemently… Continue reading Uber’s CEO welcomed a $2 trillion stimulus bill that would finally let US drivers claim unemployment insurance
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@Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Launches Research Into Understanding and Predicting Human Behavior for Decision Making
Machine Assisted Cognition program to explore use of AI in augmenting human cognitive abilities LOS ALTOS, Calif., March 25, 2020 – The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is expanding its exploratory research with the launch of Machine Assisted Cognition (MAC), a new initiative to develop and demonstrate artificial intelligence tools that can understand and predict human… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Launches Research Into Understanding and Predicting Human Behavior for Decision Making
Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Volkswagen and Gett Matthias Müller (left), then Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, and Shahar Waiser, founder and head of the travel agent Gett, will announce a comprehensive cooperation in Berlin in summer 2016. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf It should be a large and comprehensive collaboration. Quit almost four years ago Volkswagen and… Continue reading Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Uber Eats UK waives fees during the coronavirus crisis
Uber Eats is waiving delivery and activations fees in the UK to support restaurants hit by decreasing demand during the coronavirus crisis. The measure will apply until March 31 when it says it will review it. On Monday the on-demand food delivery giant announced a similar waiver of delivery fees in the US. The announcement… Continue reading Uber Eats UK waives fees during the coronavirus crisis
Levandowski is now found guilty
Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty of stealing Google’s trade secrets. First of all explained Levandowski innocent, but now he’s changed his mind. Already at the beginning of the Monthly, he was fined. The incident happened in 2015 when Levandowski was still at that time Google (now Waymo) announced. He took documents to build one Lidar systems… Continue reading Levandowski is now found guilty
Ola suspends shared ride option in India
Ride-hailing giant Ola said on Friday evening that it is temporarily suspending pool rides on its platform, called Ola Share, in India in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic by encouraging social distancing. The Indian firm, which operates in several countries including Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, offers Ola Share only in India.… Continue reading Ola suspends shared ride option in India
Waymo suspends all self-driving services in light of coronavirus pandemic
Waymo has extended the partial suspension of its autonomous vehicle service pilots to include fully driverless vehicle testing, the company confirmed on Friday. While Alphabet-owned Waymo had already stopped operation of the autonomous driving vehicles in its fleet that have safety drivers on board, in the interest of minimizing the potential spread of coronavirus, it… Continue reading Waymo suspends all self-driving services in light of coronavirus pandemic
Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets
Anthony Levandowski, the once-lauded engineer who cofounded Google’s self-driving car project and helped spark interest in autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a confidential Google document shortly before leaving the company. In the agreement, Levandowski agreed to a maximum fine of $250,000 and a maximum prison term of 10 years, though prosecutors expect to… Continue reading Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets
Former top Uber engineer pleads guilty to stealing secrets
Anthony Levandowski admits to theft of self-driving trade secrets from Google Go to Source
Anthony Levandowski pleads guilty to one count of trade secrets theft under plea deal
Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has pleaded guilty to one count of stealing trade secrets while working at Google under a plea agreement reached with the U.S. District Attorney. While Levandowski still faces a possible prison sentence of between… Continue reading Anthony Levandowski pleads guilty to one count of trade secrets theft under plea deal