Paulo Humanes, the PTV Group’s manager in charge of business development and new mobility, stands in the new mobility lab at his group’s headquarters in Karlsruhe. Featuring five monitors, a projection table, and a wall-sized screen, the room functions as a control center that can take visitors on virtual tours. First stop: Barcelona. “What do… Continue reading @VW Group: The Mobility Seers
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Uber: A Note on Transparency: Government Requests for Data
By Uttara Sivaram, Global Privacy and Security Public Policy at Uber Today, Uber is updating our Transparency Report on government requests for user data, which encompasses requests for the full year of 2018. Because we know that transparency is a crucial part of the trust our users place in us, we are continually looking for… Continue reading Uber: A Note on Transparency: Government Requests for Data
Uber self-drive crash ‘mostly due to human error’
Media playback is unsupported on your device A distracted safety operator in an Uber self-driving car was primarily to blame for a fatal crash in 2018, a US regulator has ruled. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said an “inadequate safety culture” at Uber was also a major contributing factor. As too were poor, or… Continue reading Uber self-drive crash ‘mostly due to human error’
Self-driving car groups face stricter safety oversight
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Feds Pin Uber Crash on Human Operator, Call for Better Rules
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
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