Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was speaking to Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait today at the new outlet’s event #TheYearAhead event, and he shared some more information about Uber’s plans around autonomy, and autonomous ride-hailing service rollout. “True autonomy for every single use case, is some ways away,” Khosrowshahi began, acknowledging that the problem is a massive… Continue reading Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months
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Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Ajay Chopra Contributor Ajay Chopra co-founded Pinnacle Systems in his living room and grew it to a multi-billion dollar public company before becoming a venture capitalist with Trinity Ventures. More posts by this contributor: From the distributed workforce to the partnered economy After China, India looms as Uber’s next battleground We’ve come a long way since 2009… Continue reading Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a driver was found passed out in his Tesla with a very high blood alcohol content on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge on Friday. The driver, according to CHP, claimed the car had been “set on autopilot” in an apparent attempt to defend himself. The highway patrol, seemingly unimpressed, arrested… Continue reading Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge
Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta
(Reuters) – Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit, would start testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta, it said on Twitter on Monday. “Atlanta is a major hub for technology and innovation, and a natural fit for Waymo’s testing program,” Waymo said on Twitter. (bit.ly/2DyOp6W) With over eight years of testing under its belt, Waymo is… Continue reading Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta
Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars
Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where it’s testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google self-driving car company revealed the news on Twitter, noting that it’s expanding considerably its geographic testing footprint now that it’s got fully driverless test vehicles on the road in Phoenix.… Continue reading Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars
BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap
As London launches its T-Charge Clean Air Zone for cars and commercial vehicles, the BVRLA has today published a blueprint for delivering a cost-effective transition away from diesel vehicles in urban areas. Applying the same methodology used by government policymakers to assess their national air quality plan, the BVRLA has produced a high-level blueprint for… Continue reading BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap
A third of London car journeys could be autonomous by 2025
A third of London private vehicle journeys could be made using autonomous vehicles forecasts Addison Lee-led MERGE Greenwich consortium. MERGE Greenwich is a project set up to investigate how to improve the way we travel around cities, reduce total vehicle journeys and reduce emissions, using new and future developments in electric and autonomous vehicles. The… Continue reading A third of London car journeys could be autonomous by 2025
Uber boss says driverless cars are at least a decade away
Uber’s boss has predicted that driverless cars are at least a decade away, despite the ride-hailing app putting millions into developing the technology. Speaking at a technology conference in Germany, Dara Khosrowshahi said it would take 10 to 15 years for “full autonomy” to happen. He said the high cost of sensors such as the… Continue reading Uber boss says driverless cars are at least a decade away
Uber’s CEO Predicts the U.S. Will Have Flying Cars Within 10 Years
Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts. “There will be people flying around Dallas, Texas,” Khosrowshahi said at the DLD tech conference in Munich, his first public appearance in Europe since taking over the top job… Continue reading Uber’s CEO Predicts the U.S. Will Have Flying Cars Within 10 Years
Cargo raises $5.5M to let Uber drivers sell snacks and essentials nationwide
Cargo, a startup that wants to let every rideshare driver open their own convenience store in their car, has just raised $5.5M in a round it’s calling seed preferred financing. Over the summer we covered the company’s $1.75M seed round, at which point they were just getting started. Now they have 2,500 cars on the… Continue reading Cargo raises $5.5M to let Uber drivers sell snacks and essentials nationwide