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
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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
Scoot launches mopeds and bike-share in Barcelona
Scoot, the electric moped company that first launched in San Francisco, is deploying two new modes of transportation in Barcelona. The first is an upgrade of its original scooter that the company deploys in San Francisco. Instead of maxing out at 30 mph, this new moped can go up to 60 mph. The second mode… Continue reading Scoot launches mopeds and bike-share in Barcelona
Scoot adds a bike sharing service as it expands to Barcelona
Scoot Scoot is getting into bicycles. The company known in San Francisco for its red electric scooters populated by riders with lightning bolt-emblazoned black helmets is adding bikes to its lineup. But not in San Francisco. Instead, the company is opening its first international location in Barcelona where it’ll drop 1,000 electric bikes and 500… Continue reading Scoot adds a bike sharing service as it expands to Barcelona
Daimler leads $175 mln investment in Uber’s EMEA rival Taxify
LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) – Estonia’s Taxify is set to step up its fight against global rival Uber across Europe and Africa after raising $175 million in funding from a group led by German automaker Daimler. Daimler, already a majority owner or significant investor in a string of online taxi services across Europe and the… Continue reading Daimler leads $175 mln investment in Uber’s EMEA rival Taxify