Uber is in advanced negotiations to acquire Foresight, a startup that develops simulation software, The Information reported on Monday citing a source familiar with the matter. The report did not mention the deal terms but said the price mainly covered the cost of hiring the team behind the Silicon Valley-based company that makes the software… Continue reading Uber is reportedly close to buying Foresight, a self-driving software startup (UBER)
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Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges
PITTSBURGH/DETROIT (Reuters) – Sky’s the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit. FILE PHOTO: An Argo Ai self driving prototype vehicle is seen outside a Ford and Volkswagen joint news conference in New York City, New York, U.S., July 12,… Continue reading Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges
Self-driving car firms rooted in U.S. government competition
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Bryan Salesky had little way of knowing in 2007 that his teammates and rivals in a U.S. Defense Department-sponsored competition were laying the foundations for future self-driving businesses now valued at billions of dollars. Twelve years later, even some of his former Carnegie Mellon University teammates have become business competitors of… Continue reading Self-driving car firms rooted in U.S. government competition
Uber: steer clear
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Baby food delivery startup Yumi spoon fed another $8M in strategic funding
Babies have options these days when it comes to what goes in their mouths. No more is it just the standard mush in a jar. Now they’ve got everything from pouches to organic purees delivered right to their parents’ door — and Yumi is one of several startups cashing in. The company has just announced… Continue reading Baby food delivery startup Yumi spoon fed another $8M in strategic funding
San José: Bosch and Daimler start autonomous taxi service
According to Waymo and Uber, German companies are also testing self-driving taxi fleets in the USA. Bosch and Daimler are not just talking about the development of autonomous cars. (Autonomous driving. technology) Go to source
Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis
No Hands! Waymo, the Google-affiliated self-driving car company, has finally started to operate its self-driving taxi service without any humans sitting behind the wheel. That means passengers using the company’s Uber-like Waymo One service might find themselves shuttled around Arizona in the back seat of an otherwise-empty minivan, as one reporter for The Verge did. Removing… Continue reading Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis
Uber nears deal for self-driving car simulation startup: The Information
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) is in advanced negotiations to acquire Foresight, a startup that develops simulation software, The Information… Continue reading Uber nears deal for self-driving car simulation startup: The Information
Mindstrong Health hires leadership team with all-star tech product experience
Mindstrong Health is tackling one one of the most difficult challenges in healthcare: Severe mental illness, commonly referred to as SMI in the healthcare industry. The startup, founded in 2013 by Paul Dagum, Richard Klausner and Thomas Insel, recently brought on former Uber VP of Product Daniel Graf as CEO, and is now announcing a… Continue reading Mindstrong Health hires leadership team with all-star tech product experience
Here is the gossip we heard at Uber’s Christmas party in London, where it faces an imminent ban
Uber held its annual company holiday party Wednesday night, and Business Insider went along to say hello. Uber faces an imminent ban on operating in London. Insiders at the party don’t think the ban will happen anytime soon. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Uber’s London headquarters held its annual company holiday drinks-‘n’-canapes party… Continue reading Here is the gossip we heard at Uber’s Christmas party in London, where it faces an imminent ban