Lyft may be getting into the electric scooter game

Mike Blake / Reuters Lyft seems to be eyeing a move into the electric scooter craze — the company is considering applying for a permit to run a service in San Francisco, The Information reported, and it’s in the early stages of working on prototypes. Some companies like Bird, Lime and Spin already have scooters… Continue reading Lyft may be getting into the electric scooter game

Chinese bike-sharing giant Mobike is making big plans for India

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike, which was recently acquired in a $3 billion deal, was already present in India. The company went on an aggressive global expansion spree in 2017; India wasn’t on the radar then, but that’ll soon be rectified with a launch expected in early June. Mobike has bold… Continue reading Chinese bike-sharing giant Mobike is making big plans for India

Uber’s Flying Car Chief Jeff Holden Has Stepped Down

Uber has a lost a key player in its bid to bring flying cars to the world. The company’s chief product officer and head of its Elevate flying car division Jeff Holden has left the company, according to Recode. In a statement to the news outlet, Uber would only say that Holden is moving on… Continue reading Uber’s Flying Car Chief Jeff Holden Has Stepped Down

OLA, Uber drivers on hunger strike from today

Last month in April, the strike went on for nine days but ended when companies agreed to some of their demands and promised to reconsider others. JAIPUR: The app based taxi drivers of OLA and Uber companies are going on a hunger strike from Friday against the high rates of commission charged by their respective… Continue reading OLA, Uber drivers on hunger strike from today

Mahindra And LG Chem Collaborate On Li-ion Battery Technology

18 M BY MARK KANE Mahindra & Mahindra and LG Chem announced a collaboration in the field of advanced lithium-ion batteries for EVs in India. LG Chem is set to develop a unique cell exclusively for Indian application and will design battery modules, too. Those batteries will be used in Mahindra and SsangYong electric vehicles.… Continue reading Mahindra And LG Chem Collaborate On Li-ion Battery Technology

Pick up some moving insights into the future of mobility with Gett chief executive Dave Waiser in Tel Aviv

Dave Waiser has been at the forefront of the mobility technology revolution in Israel for the past eight years, ever since he launched Gett in 2010. One of the last companies standing in the ultra-competitive global ride-sharing market, Gett has withstood competition from Didi Chuxing, Grab, Ola, Lyft and Uber and kept pace with those… Continue reading Pick up some moving insights into the future of mobility with Gett chief executive Dave Waiser in Tel Aviv

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, left, on “Office Hours,” the podcast hosted by Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff. (Office Hours Photo) Riding in the back of an Uber is sometimes the best way to hear an opinion on just about anything, from music to politics to restaurants and more. Turns out the best way to get the… Continue reading Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars

Uber CEO: our future won’t just be cars

To get to the Uber conference on flying cars in Los Angeles last week, where I was scheduled to interview Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, I hailed a Lyft. My driver was understandably amused about where I was going. “Flying cars?” he said, laughing. “That makes more sense than the self-driving ones.” My driver was right:… Continue reading Uber CEO: our future won’t just be cars

Pamela Anderson Calls Out Ride-Hailing Labor Injustices

“The Closer”, directed by acclaimed artist Luke Gilford, is a shift from Ride Responsibly’s previous safety-focused PSAs, drawing attention to the deceptive labor practices of ride-hailing companies. In this PSA, Pamela Anderson stars as the villain – a ride-hailing service super-recruiter – who can convince anyone to sign up as a driver by misleading them… Continue reading Pamela Anderson Calls Out Ride-Hailing Labor Injustices

Embark CEO says autonomous driving is the only way we’ll get to zero fatalities

Autonomous systems are coming. In fact, they’re already here thanks to Alphabet’s Waymo, Uber and smaller startups like Aurora, Embark Trucks and Voyage. Although there have a been a couple of fatal crashes involving autonomous software, the consensus seems to be that self-driving is still the way to go. Last year, 37,150 people died in… Continue reading Embark CEO says autonomous driving is the only way we’ll get to zero fatalities