Using a smartphone app, I was able to rent someone’s car in Seattle — this nice 2008 Nissan Rogue — and drive it around for a few hours thanks to a new service in town called Getaround. (GeekWire photo / Kurt Schlosser) Over the past decade, we’ve been conditioned to be comfortable with the notion of… Continue reading Taking Getaround for a spin: Can the Airbnb model work for renting your neighbor’s car?
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Waymo to get more than 60000 cars from Fiat Chrysler for robotaxis
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will add up to 62,000 more cars to Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit Waymo, the companies said on Thursday, as part of Waymo’s plan to roll out a robotaxi service in the U.S. later this year. A Waymo self-driving car is seen during the annual Google I/O developers conference… Continue reading Waymo to get more than 60000 cars from Fiat Chrysler for robotaxis
Uber is in talks to add Waymo’s self-driving cars to its network, CEO says
Uber is in discussions with Alphabet’s Waymo to add the latter’s self-driving cars to its platform, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday. Speaking at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Khosrowshahi said that Uber’s relationship with Alphabet-owned Google was improving and that Uber was “having discussions” with Waymo. “You build relationships slowly but… Continue reading Uber is in talks to add Waymo’s self-driving cars to its network, CEO says
Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is talking with Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit Waymo about using its technology on Uber’s ride-hailing app, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday, signaling a possible thaw in relations between the firms. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Uber is pictured during the presentation… Continue reading Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO
Buffett Proposed $3 Billion Uber Investment But Deal Crumbled
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Australian tech entrepreneur, 40, develops a driverless car company now worth $1BILLION – and he’s ready to take on …
Successful Australian entrepreneur predicts driverless cars in Australia by 2021 as Melbourne born Tim Kentley-Klay manages US$1 billion car start up ZooxThe automobile company is currently listed as a private company that was backed early on by Sydney based investment company Blackbird VenturesTim Kentley-Klay has ambitions of beating Apple, Tesla and Uber in automobiles By… Continue reading Australian tech entrepreneur, 40, develops a driverless car company now worth $1BILLION – and he’s ready to take on …
Black cab maker LEVC reveals plug-in hybrid van
The London Electric Vehicle Company, previously known as LTC, has revealed the first image of its plug-in hybrid van, a sibling vehicle to the new TX black cab. LEVC said it believes the van market “is ready for a disruptive new entrant – which will offer a very different value proposition”. First drive of the new… Continue reading Black cab maker LEVC reveals plug-in hybrid van
Mapbox + kepler.gl
Mapbox + kepler.gl Partnering with Uber to bring advanced data visualization to our developer community Built with kepler.gl: aircraft travel between FAA traffic control towers over one day across US airspace. By: Ryan Baumann Twenty billion connected sensors power our world. From smartphones, to scooters and cars, every sensor is measuring time and location data… Continue reading Mapbox + kepler.gl
Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify: Daimler joins Uber rivals
All articles and backgrounds 05/30/2018 Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify Daimler joins Uber rivals REUTERS Taxify: The company was founded in 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia The carmaker Daimler participates in the car broker Taxify. The Uber competitor from Estonia announced on Wednesday that it had closed a financing round worth 175 million dollars (more than 151 million euros).… Continue reading Didi-Chuxing-Investment Taxify: Daimler joins Uber rivals
ComfortDelGro, Uber call off acquisition deal
Taxi giant ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing firm Uber have agreed to dissolve a strategic agreement which they entered into last December. In a statement yesterday, ComfortDelGro said it will no longer be acquiring a 51 per cent stake in Uber’s wholly owned car rental subsidiary in Singapore, Lion City Holdings. The acquisition, valued at about $642… Continue reading ComfortDelGro, Uber call off acquisition deal