Tag: Uber

DriveItAway, Accu-Trade Create New Inventory for Ride-Hailing

Users of the DriveItAway app will have full transparent information on all used vehicles for sale or rent, right down to the additions/deductions for specific attributes, such as mileage, color, nicks and dents, etc.  Photo via Depositphotos. DriveItAway has formed a new partnership with Accu-Trade: more than 5,000 car dealers now can list vehicles for sale, rent,… Continue reading DriveItAway, Accu-Trade Create New Inventory for Ride-Hailing

Uber guarantees space for skis and snowboards with Uber Ski feature

Uber is launching a new feature aimed at skiers and snowboarders. The ride-hailing company said Wednesday that beginning December 17 an Uber Ski icon will pop up on the app that will let customers order a ride with confirmed extra vehicle space or a ski/snowboarding rack. Uber is launching the feature in 23 U.S. cities… Continue reading Uber guarantees space for skis and snowboards with Uber Ski feature

Audi experiments with a ride share service in Southern Germany using an EV and gasoline fleet

Audi Business Innovation is testing out a ride sharing service in Southern Germany called BITS that uses both gasoline and electric vehicles in its fleet. To manage the service, Audi has turned to Fleetonomy, a fleet management service that offers white labeled ride hailing app services and fleet management technology. The company develops technology to… Continue reading Audi experiments with a ride share service in Southern Germany using an EV and gasoline fleet

Uber is reportedly close to buying Foresight, a self-driving software startup (UBER)

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)

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

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

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