The Uber self-driving car crash that killed a pedestrian in March 2018 was the fault of the vehicle’s operator, who wasn’t paying attention at the time and was likely looking at her cell phone, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined. But the safety watchdog didn’t end the blame game there. At a board meeting… Continue reading Feds Pin Uber Crash on Human Operator, Call for Better Rules
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Inside Lyft’s deal with Gett, which will see 99 engineers in Belarus move to Lyft and roughly 100 US employees laid off (LYFT)
Lyft on Monday announced a deal with Europe’s Gett. At the same time, Gett announced the shuttering of its ride-hailing business Juno, a small but fiercely loved competitor in New York. Ninety-nine members of the engineering and tech team in Belarus will join Lyft as part of the agreement, but another roughly 100 support and… Continue reading Inside Lyft’s deal with Gett, which will see 99 engineers in Belarus move to Lyft and roughly 100 US employees laid off (LYFT)
Lyft soars after agreeing to partnership with Gett, the owner of shuttered rideshare rival Juno
Reuters Shares of the ride-hailing company Lyft gained as much as 5.32% Monday after Gett announced that it would partner with the company for its corporate clients in the U.S. beginning next year. “This development reinforces Gett’s strategy to build a profitable company focused on the corporate transportation sector, a market worth $1 trillion each… Continue reading Lyft soars after agreeing to partnership with Gett, the owner of shuttered rideshare rival Juno
Juno shuts down its operations in NYC as owner Gett signs strategic partnership with Lyft
Gett, the ridesharing company backed by Volkswagen and valued at around $1.5 billion, is putting the brakes on a major part of its growth strategy. Today, the company announced that it is closing its operations in New York, which run under the Juno brand, effective today. The company has a substantial business serving enterprise customers… Continue reading Juno shuts down its operations in NYC as owner Gett signs strategic partnership with Lyft
Bolt Bikes launches e-bike subscription platform for gig delivery workers in U.S., UK
Bolt Bikes, the Sydney, Australia-based startup founded in 2017, is taking its electric bike platform designed for gig economy delivery workers to the U.S. and UK. The company is expanding on the heels of a $2.5 million seed round led by Maniv Mobility, European e-mobility firm Contrarian Ventures, individual investors and former executives of Uber… Continue reading Bolt Bikes launches e-bike subscription platform for gig delivery workers in U.S., UK
Grab announces ride-hailing partnerships in Japan, Middle East
Grab users in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines will be able to book rides using the Grab app while visiting Japan and 13 countries in the Middle East, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing unicorn announced Monday. In a statement, Grab said it has partnered with JapanTaxi in Japan and Careem in the Middle East to provide… Continue reading Grab announces ride-hailing partnerships in Japan, Middle East
Airbus-backed tournament unveils first electric racing aircraft
(Reuters) – An Airbus-backed air racing tournament unveiled an electric-powered sports aircraft on Sunday, billed as the world’s first, as the European planemaker seeks to boost its green aerospace technology. Several companies, including U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N), are working on electric-powered flying cars, amid increasing concerns about the environmental impact of fossil-fuel… Continue reading Airbus-backed tournament unveils first electric racing aircraft
WeWork meltdown hasn’t changed Grab’s plans, co-founder says
SINGAPORE — The co-founder of Grab, which has become one of Southeast Asia’s most valuable tech startups in just seven years, says the group’s ride-hailing and payment business can help society while making financial sense. Tan Hooi Ling stressed that the ideas of a “path to profitability” and “sound unit economics” — phrases often heard… Continue reading WeWork meltdown hasn’t changed Grab’s plans, co-founder says
Hackers Discovered Only After Maxing Out Victim’s Cloud Storage
Move fast and break things was in full effect this week, as researchers revealed that Intel took a full year to release a fix for a chip flaw the company had been repeatedly warned about. Over in a different digital ecosystem, researchers from the security firm Kryptowire dropped 146 vulnerabilities found in handsets made by… Continue reading Hackers Discovered Only After Maxing Out Victim’s Cloud Storage
VC Cyan Banister on her path, who decides what at Founders Fund and the state of San Francisco
Cyan Banister is an American success story. A homeless teenager who originally supported herself by making hemp necklaces, then silk-screen T-shirts, she went on to become a self-taught engineer and to later hold several management roles at the security startup IronPort. It was a life-changing experience for her. She made an early fortune when it… Continue reading VC Cyan Banister on her path, who decides what at Founders Fund and the state of San Francisco