By: Chan Lieu, Sr. Safety Program Analyst Uber ATG is pleased to announce the creation of our Self-Driving Safety and Responsibility Advisory (SARA) Board. The SARA Board is an independent panel of safety experts charged with reviewing, advising, and suggesting changes to Uber ATG’s self-driving enterprise, including inputs on organizational goals and priorities. We believe… Continue reading Introducing Uber ATG’s Self-Driving Safety & Responsibility Board
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Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use
Oct 21, 2019 2 min read Zhang Bo, CTO of Didi Chuxing, spoke at the China National Computer Congress in Suzhou on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Image credit: Didi Chuxing) Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is opening up its significant stores of transit data with the release of two major datasets in order to improve… Continue reading Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use
American drivers warming to self-driving cars- survey
(Reuters) – About 40% of adult Americans drivers are leaning more to buying self-driving cars in the future as they look to snack, chat on their phone or catch up on email while the car drives itself, a survey by Adobe Analytics showed on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A Waymo autonomous vehicle (formerly the Google self-driving… Continue reading American drivers warming to self-driving cars- survey
Russia’s Yandex to test driverless cars in U.S. from next summer
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Russian internet firm Yandex will begin testing its driverless cars in the United States next summer, the company said on Wednesday. As part of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, to take place from June 6-21, Yandex will provide a driverless taxi service in the city’s business centre.… Continue reading Russia’s Yandex to test driverless cars in U.S. from next summer
Tech side Africa
Did you know? Unicorns do exist in Africa! And they’re really smart too, because they are providing services to thousands of people every day. Particularly in three areas: Fintech, agriculture and mobility. Of course, we aren’t talking about fabulous beasts with a horn, but about the many innovative local start-ups that are creating major advances… Continue reading Tech side Africa
Lyft says it will turn a profit a year ahead of schedule — and the stock is exploding higher (LYFT)
Shutterstock Lyft cofounders Logan Green and John Zimmer said at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on Tuesday that they expected the company to be profitable by the fourth quarter of 2021, a year earlier than analyst forecasts. The news sent Lyft shares surging as much as 11%, their biggest intraday increase since the… Continue reading Lyft says it will turn a profit a year ahead of schedule — and the stock is exploding higher (LYFT)
Zoox cofounder Jesse Levinson says there’s ‘no chance’ Tesla will launch fully self-driving cars next year, despite Elon Musk’s claims
When asked if there’s “any chance” that Tesla will have fully self-driving cars ready next year as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed, Zoox cofounder and CTO Jesse Levinson had a one-word answer: “No.” Speaking with transportation reporter Mark Matousek on stage at Business Insider’s IGNITION: Transportation event in San Francisco Tuesday, Levinson said that… Continue reading Zoox cofounder Jesse Levinson says there’s ‘no chance’ Tesla will launch fully self-driving cars next year, despite Elon Musk’s claims
A 100x Investment (Part 1)
comma.ai has raised $8.1 million, Zoox has raised $990 million. Cruise and Waymo have raised even more. By my priors, this bothers me. How can I claim with a straight face we are going to win self driving cars, when, all else being equal, we appear much less likely to succeed. Although I lose sleep… Continue reading A 100x Investment (Part 1)
A Conversation with Chris Urmson, Reid Hoffman, and Mike Volpi
Mike Volpi, Chris Urmson, and Reid Hoffman spoke to students at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Recently, Chris Urmson and members of our Board of Directors visited Pittsburgh, one of our company headquarters and a city bustling with self-driving tech development. They stopped by Carnegie Mellon, Chris’s alma mater, to meet with students and share their… Continue reading A Conversation with Chris Urmson, Reid Hoffman, and Mike Volpi
Uber CEO expects to ride developing market growth in next decade
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Uber (UBER.N) pinned its growth over the next decade on developing markets like India on Tuesday, despite the problems it has faced in establishing itself in China and Southeast Asia. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks to the media at an event in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis India… Continue reading Uber CEO expects to ride developing market growth in next decade