The Indian city of Gurugram, which in Hindi means “village of the guru,” is a technology-and-business hub twenty miles south of New Delhi, reached by highways filled with auto-rickshaws, exhaust-spewing buses, and the occasional immovable cow. The city’s glass high-rises contain dozens of multinational corporations, including Pepsi, Google, and Microsoft. On a recent morning, a… Continue reading At Uber, a New CEO Shifts Gears
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RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader
The modern web contains no shortage of horrors, from ubiquitous ad trackers to all-consuming platforms to YouTube comments, generally. Unfortunately, there’s no panacea for what ails this internet we’ve built. But anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling what you see online at least has a respite, one that’s been there all along but has often… Continue reading RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader
Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week
Uber has reportedly come to a fast settlement with the family of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was fatally struck last week by one of the company’s self-driving vehicles as she crossed a darkened street, pushing a bicycle. Terms of the settlement are not being disclosed; Uber declined to comment when we asked the company for further… Continue reading Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week
UPDATE 4-Uber avoids legal battle with family of autonomous vehicle victim
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The family of a woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. Cristina Perez Hesano, an attorney with the firm of Bellah Perez in Glendale,… Continue reading UPDATE 4-Uber avoids legal battle with family of autonomous vehicle victim
Uber Settles with Family of AV Crash Victim
Uber has reached a settlement with the family of Elaine Herzberg, the 49-year-old woman struck and killed by one of Uber’s autonomous vehicles (AVs) on March 18. The terms of the Uber settlement were not disclosed. Click to View Full Infographic “The matter has been resolved,” the family’s lawyer Cristina Perez Hesano told Reuters. The… Continue reading Uber Settles with Family of AV Crash Victim
Alibaba’s Mapping Unit AutoNavi Declares War On Didi Via Launch Of Carpooling Business
Alibaba’s mapping unit, AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. also known as Gaode Map, has launched its own carpooling business, starting in Chengdu and Wuhan initially with plans to roll out nationally. In a move that declares war to existing ride sharing leader Didi Chuxing, AutoNavi’s expansion into the shared mobility space further complicates a sector that was… Continue reading Alibaba’s Mapping Unit AutoNavi Declares War On Didi Via Launch Of Carpooling Business
Daimler-BMW mobility venture aims to be global player – Daimler CFO
STUTTGART: Daimler and BMW‘s new joint mobility services division aims to become a global player through both organic growth and acquisitions, Daimler Chief Financial Officer Bodo Uebber said on Thursday. “We want to grow significantly and we are in a position to handle large acquisitions,” Uebber said. The two leading German luxury carmakers unveiled plans… Continue reading Daimler-BMW mobility venture aims to be global player – Daimler CFO
Autonomous vehicles in the criticism: Man or machine – who better recognizes dangers
All articles and backgrounds 03/29/2018 Autonomous vehicles in the criticism man or machine – who recognizes dangers better Continental Graphical representation of the functionality of lidar sensors Of the fatal accident of a robotic car in Arizona has sparked a heated debate: how good or how dangerous are autonomous vehicles? Because despite a variety of… Continue reading Autonomous vehicles in the criticism: Man or machine – who better recognizes dangers
UPDATE 2-Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The family of the woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine a self-driving… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clarifies Uber is not using its Drive platform
While Uber makes use of Nvidia hardware in its own self-driving automotive technology, it does not employ Nvidia’s Drive autonomous computing platform, which includes the GPU maker’s own real-time sensor fusion, HD mapping and path planning. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared this information today during a Q&A session attended by reporters at the company’s GPU… Continue reading Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clarifies Uber is not using its Drive platform