Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India

Cab aggregator Uber announced partnership with Lithium Urban Technologies, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy over 1,000  electric vehicles, all sedans, across Uber Rentals and Premier in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. So far, they have already deployed over 100 EVs including Mahindra eVerito and Tata Tigor EV over the platform. Over… Continue reading Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India

Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars

TOKYO — Nissan Motor will equip all future vehicles with basic automated driving functions, aiming to release more than 20 such models by fiscal 2023. The technology will enable Nissan’s more expensive models to be operated hands-free on the highway, while low- to midprice cars will be able to track vehicles in front of them.… Continue reading Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars

Business models in the field of autonomous driving

Which business models in the field of autonomous driving are conceivable? The technology of autonomous driving is not yet ready to hit the road. It will take years to reach level 4 and Level 5That fully self-driving car that works anytime, anywhere is still more at present Science fiction as reality. Taxi stand But the… Continue reading Business models in the field of autonomous driving

German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503

Export of BMW vehicles Demand is picking up. (Photo: obs) Munich The BMW Group expects a faster change to electromobility. In the third quarter, the group sold almost 50 percent more electric and hybrid vehicles compared to the previous year. “The thrust is clear,” said CFO Nicolas Peter on Thursday in Munich. “The development is… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

By Joseph White 4 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenue-producing business. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology unit of Google parent Alphabet, Inc… Continue reading Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

Kroger, one of America’s largest grocery chains, experiments with ghost kitchens and delivery in the Midwest

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

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