The Kroger Co., one of the biggest grocery chains in the Midwest is dipping its toe into on-demand delivery and the ghost kitchen craze through a partnership with an Indianapolis-based startup, ClusterTruck. Supermarkets would seem to be logical places to site the kinds of ghost kitchens that have caught investor’s eye over the past few… Continue reading Kroger, one of America’s largest grocery chains, experiments with ghost kitchens and delivery in the Midwest
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Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California
Uber made headlines earlier this year when it offloaded Jump, the shared bike and scooter unit that once appeared to be a critical piece of its transportation. Despite that move, Uber still sees micromobility as “really important” to the company, according to Uber Director of Policy, Cities and Transportation Shin-pei Tsay, who joined TechCrunch on… Continue reading Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California
I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
Kurt Nelson Contributor Kurt Nelson is a mobile engineer at Uber based in San Francisco. These are his personal views. I’ve been a software engineer at Uber for two years, and I’ve also been a ride-hail driver. I regularly drove for Lyft in college, and while my day job involves writing code for the Uber… Continue reading I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
London Authorities Give Uber 18-Month Operating License
TfL decided not to renew Uber’s license in 2017, citing safety concern and other issues. Photo via City and Color/Flickr. Uber won its appeal against Transport for London’s decicions to revoke the ride-hailing operators license, TechCrunch reports. The court’s decisions, announced last week, gives Uber an 18-month license to operate that comes with 21 conditions.… Continue reading London Authorities Give Uber 18-Month Operating License
Dialpad raises $100M Series E at a $1.2B valuation
Dialpad, the business-centric voice, video and contact-center service, today announced that it has raised a $100 million Series E funding round led by OMERS Growth Equity. Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, ICONIQ Capital and Work-Bench also participated. The company says its valuation is over $1.2 billion after it has now raised a total of $245 million.… Continue reading Dialpad raises $100M Series E at a $1.2B valuation
Uber secured its London future in a landmark court case — but the mayor warned he would scrutinize the taxi service and take ‘swift action’ if needed
Mayor Sadiq Khan of London on Monday responded to a court victory by Uber by saying he would keep a close eye on the company to ensure it’s meeting safety requirements. Uber won an appeal against the regulator Transport for London in court Monday and will now be issued a new operating license. Transport for… Continue reading Uber secured its London future in a landmark court case — but the mayor warned he would scrutinize the taxi service and take ‘swift action’ if needed
Google and Samsonite’s smart backpack is a better use of Jacquard
[embedded content] When Google and Levis launched their Jacquard smart jacket in 2017, the world was a very different place. Most people actually commuted, they didn’t just roll out of bed in their underwear. The idea of a smart jacket that would help you interact with your phone while you biked to work actually seemed… Continue reading Google and Samsonite’s smart backpack is a better use of Jacquard
London bans India’s Ola over safety concerns
This comes after Uber won a legal bid to operate in the capital nearly a year after TfL rejected its application over safety concerns. Go to Source
Uber Freight Raises $500M in Funding
Uber Freight, the logistics arm of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), raised $500M in Series A preferred stock financing. An investor group led by Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P., a New York-based investment firm, committed to invest in the unit valuing it at $3.3 billion on a post-money basis. In conjunction with the investment, Michael Weiss… Continue reading Uber Freight Raises $500M in Funding
Ola fails to get ride-hailing license renewed in London, says it will appeal and continues to operate
Just six days after Uber won its appeal against London transportation regulators to continue operating in London for another 18 months, one of its bigger rivals has found itself in the hot seat. Ola, the India-based ride-hailing startup, is not getting its Transport for London ride-hailing license renewed, after failing to meet some of TfL’s… Continue reading Ola fails to get ride-hailing license renewed in London, says it will appeal and continues to operate