FILE PHOTO: A Lyft bicycle is shown at the Lyft listing on the Nasdaq during an IPO event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) said on Wednesday it had cut about 2% of its workforce, or 90 jobs, as the ride-hailing company seeks to achieve its… Continue reading Lyft cuts 2% jobs on journey to profitability
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Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: NeurIPS 2019
By: Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research and Vladimir Iglovikov, Software Engineer Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) is one of the largest machine learning conferences in the world. There’s such high interest in attending that tickets are distributed through a lottery system! If you weren’t able to make it, you’re in luck. We’ve collected the most relevant… Continue reading Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: NeurIPS 2019
Cruise’s New ‘More Than A Concept’ Robotaxi Presages A Battle With Zoox – Forbes
Cruise, a unit of General Motors with investment from Honda, revealed a new “not a concept” self-driving vehicle last week. The vehicle is custom designed for self driving, with large sliding doors, electric drive and face-to-face seating. Cruise CEO Dan Ammann outlined their vision for the vehicle and it has much in common with the robotaxi vision… Continue reading Cruise’s New ‘More Than A Concept’ Robotaxi Presages A Battle With Zoox – Forbes
SoftBank makes self-driving push in Japan
TOKYO — SoftBank Group is making a push for self-driving buses in Japan, unveiling on Monday a plan to carry passengers on public roads from April. Sakai, a town on the outskirts of Tokyo, plans to begin operating vehicles on a 2.5 kilometer route, making stops at spots like banks and schools. Navya, a French… Continue reading SoftBank makes self-driving push in Japan
Busuu Acquires Verbling
Busuu, a London, UK-based language-learning platform, acquired Verbling, a San Francisco, CA-based live video tutoring company, for a double-digit million amount. With the acquisition, Busuu will expand into the live video tutoring space for its consumer users and corporate clients. Following the acquisition, Verbling’s team members, including co-founders Mikael Bernstein (CEO) and Gustav Rydstedt (CTO)… Continue reading Busuu Acquires Verbling
Via’s CEO explains how the company is beating Uber and Lyft at shared rides — and building better public transit networks at the same time
Via CEO Daniel Ramot didn’t mince words when it came to the problems with Uber and Lyft, and the detrimental effects of personal vehicles on crowded cities. Ramot said he looks forward to taking the shared-rides provider public in the future, but stopped short of a timeline. In addition to a consumer service, Via provides… Continue reading Via’s CEO explains how the company is beating Uber and Lyft at shared rides — and building better public transit networks at the same time
2,000 Nissan LEAFs To Be Available For Uber Drivers In London
Nissan and Uber announced a significant deal to make up to 2,000 Nissan LEAFs (40 kWh battery version) available for Uber drivers, who use the app in London, UK. The locally manufactured cars (in Sunderland) will be available for drivers as part of Uber’s Clean Air Plan at an attractive price. “Nissan will provide Uber… Continue reading 2,000 Nissan LEAFs To Be Available For Uber Drivers In London
EU: ban on face recognition
The EU is currently considering temporarily banning facial recognition. The Clearview company from the USA is said to have collected images from social media billions of times in order to establish a database for facial detection. With that you could Artificial intelligence work out. This unprecedented mass rage has even shocked political players in the… Continue reading EU: ban on face recognition
Nissan to Supply 2k All-Electric Leafs to Uber Drivers in London
Launched in January 2019, Uber’s Clean Air Plan aims to tackle air pollution by helping drivers upgrade to an electric vehicle through the introduction of a Clean Air Fee — 15p a mile is added on to all London journeys which will help drivers with the cost of adopting an electric vehicle. Photo via City and Color/Flickr.… Continue reading Nissan to Supply 2k All-Electric Leafs to Uber Drivers in London
UPDATE 1-Uber self-driving cars, with humans in control, to cruise Washington, D.C. Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will put self-driving vehicles on Washington, D.C. roads Friday with human drivers in control, the ride share company said on Thursday, as it seeks to collect data for future deployment of fully self-driving vehicles. FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Uber self-driving cars, with humans in control, to cruise Washington, D.C. Friday