FILE PHOTO: An Uber pick-up location is pictured in San Diego, California, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A higher court for labor in Brasilia ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers, siding with the ride-hailing company against a Sao Paulo driver. The judge… Continue reading CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Uber wins appeal in Brazil, court says drivers are not employees
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ClearMetal Raises $15M in Funding
ClearMetal, a San Francisco, CA-based Continuous Delivery Experience (CDX) platform, received an additional $15m in funding. The round, which brought the total capital raised to date to more than $31m, was led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from Prelude Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, NEA, SAP.io, Prologis, PSA Unboxed, DCLI, and the founders of GT Nexus, Navis,… Continue reading ClearMetal Raises $15M in Funding
UPDATE 1-Uber ready to take dispute with Colombia to international arbitration -regional manager
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Uber (UBER.N) has told the Colombian government it is considering taking its dispute with the Andean country to international arbitration, the company’s general manager for Latin America told Reuters on Monday. A billboard that reads “Goodbye Colombia, A solution for Uber now” is seen in Bogota, Colombia, January 30, 2020. Picture taken… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Uber ready to take dispute with Colombia to international arbitration -regional manager
Hyundai Motor America Reports January 2020 Sales
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor America reported total January sales of 42,744 units, a 5% increase in comparison with January 2019. The January sales result is the 16th time in the last 18 months that Hyundai has had increasing overall vehicle sales. Additionally, Hyundai achieved this overall sales growth while reducing… Continue reading Hyundai Motor America Reports January 2020 Sales
Uber looks to radical financing to fund driverless cars
Car fleet investment trusts would establish autonomous vehicles as new asset class Go to Source
Lyft expands free voter rides to all US primaries
Sponsored Links Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Lyft is bringing back its free rides for voters during the 2020 US election cycle, and this time it won’t be limited to the final vote. The ridesharing firm is expanding its Voting Access Program to offer no-cost rides to polls through the entire primary calendar and general election,… Continue reading Lyft expands free voter rides to all US primaries
Lyft had an edge on the hot e-bike market. Then things went wrong – CNN
Lyft entered into the e-bike market in 2018 when it bought New York City-based Motivate, which operates the country’s largest bikeshare fleets. Earlier that year, Motivate had begun testing ebikes in New York, Washington DC and San Francisco and they were quickly becoming more popular than regular bikes. But last year, a series of accidents… Continue reading Lyft had an edge on the hot e-bike market. Then things went wrong – CNN
How Bykea is winning Pakistan’s ride-hailing and delivery market
With less than $7M in VC funding, the startup is beating Uber Manish Singh 12 hours Increasingly, the streets of Karachi and Lahore are being flooded with men riding bikes and wearing green T-shirts, a writer friend recently told me. In a sense, these men represent the emergence of Pakistan’s tech startups. India now has… Continue reading How Bykea is winning Pakistan’s ride-hailing and delivery market
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to launch in London on February 10
After opening an office in the city last year, Indian ride-hailing firm Ola said it would officially begin operations in London on February 10. London is one of the world’s biggest markets for ride-hailing services, and the expansion is a key development in Ola’s international strategy as the company widens its competition with Uber, another… Continue reading Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to launch in London on February 10
Aurora can now give the public rides in its self-driving cars – TechCrunch
Aurora has been given permission by California regulators to transport passengers in its self-driving vehicles, TechCrunch has learned. The California Public Utilities Commission granted Aurora a permit, which was posted on its website Wednesday, to participate in the state’s Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service pilot. Aurora confirmed the approval. “This permit lets us give rides powered by the… Continue reading Aurora can now give the public rides in its self-driving cars – TechCrunch