Tag: Uber

Geely wants to join Daimler

The Chinese car giant Geely wants to join Daimler. According to media reports, the Chinese automaker Geely is to enter Mercedes-Benz and buy large blocks of shares there. Geely also owns the company Volvo, which is also active in the field of autonomous driving and especially with Uber work together. Mercedes-Benz is also developing autonomous… Continue reading Geely wants to join Daimler

Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

A loading zone in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. (Flickr Photo / SDOT) Over the past year, analysts from a Sidewalk Labs spinout called Coord have been playing a game of “would you rather?” with Seattle drivers. Would you rather shoot for rockstar parking downtown, knowing you may have to circle the block a few times, or… Continue reading Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

Uber Rival Lyft Opens First European Office

Uber Rival Lyft Opens First European Office  BloombergLyft opens its first European hub to develop autonomous car tech  VentureBeatOne way to protect the CTA from Uber, Lyft: Use tech  Crain’s Chicago BusinessTurns Out Uber and Lyft Might Not Be Ruining the American City  WIREDFull coverage

Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle

Striking a Deal Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle wing, just struck a legendary deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA): Fiat will supply the self-driving car ride service with thousands of Chrysler Pacifica hybrids for an undisclosed amount of money. These new vehicles will join the 600 Pacificas that are already active in Waymo’s test cities, such as Phoenix, Arizona.… Continue reading Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle

Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP

 Uber is launching a bike-sharing service next week in partnership with JUMP, a startup that recently received the first and only permit to operate dockless bike-sharing in San Francisco. JUMP’s contract with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency enables it to launch 250 of its dockless, electric bikes in San Francisco. After the first nine months… Continue reading Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP

Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

Somewhere between a delivery truck and a sidewalk robot, Nuro’s robotic vehicles want to deliver your groceries Photo: Nuro It seems like we’ve gotten to the point with self-driving vehicles where it’s no longer enough to “just” be developing a car that could at some point be used as an autonomous rideshare vehicle. That space… Continue reading Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

BMW’s new lease lets you drive for ridesharing services

It’s not always obvious, but many car leases don’t allow you to drive with ridesharing services or rent your car to others. And it’s no surprise as to why — the high mileage and varying driving habits aren’t going to help the car’s condition when the lease is over. BMW, however, is sticking its neck… Continue reading BMW’s new lease lets you drive for ridesharing services

VW Customers Don’t Give a Monkeys about Diesel Cheating Animal Testing

A bizarre incident involving the testing of diesel exhaust fumes on a group of cartoon-watching monkeys, and possibly humans too, has catapulted the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal back onto newspaper front pages. But public outrage, though warranted, may well ring hollow this time. When Volkswagen admitted rigging about 11 million vehicle engines in 2015, I assumed the German… Continue reading VW Customers Don’t Give a Monkeys about Diesel Cheating Animal Testing

16.5 million euros raised by Heetch

The VTC company made an international round that brought him a whopping $ 16.5 million. What will shade Uber? The readjustment was well received. After grazing the worst, the VTC Applying App, Heetch, seems to have found the right equation. This is at least think the spectacular fundraising, amounting to 16.5 million euros, closed by… Continue reading 16.5 million euros raised by Heetch