Waze has a new CEO: Neha Parikh, the former president of Hotwire and a board member of Carvana. Parikh replaces Noam Bardin, who stepped down as CEO of the Google-owned navigation service last November after leading the company for 12 years. Parikh will join Waze as CEO starting in June, the company says. She is… Continue reading Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO
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Jumpstart Raises $20M in Funding
Jumpstart, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of a Diversity Recruitment Platform (DRP), is rebranding as Canvas raised $20m in funding. The round was led by Lachy Groom and Sequoia Capital with participation from Four Rivers Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand the platform into other industries and verticals beyond technology. Led… Continue reading Jumpstart Raises $20M in Funding
Canvas lands $20M so tech’s biggest companies can find diverse talent
Ben Herman and Adam Gefkovicz launched Jumpstart in 2017 with a clear mission: to make the world more equitable via a more fair and balanced hiring process. The company released its “Diversity Recruitment Platform” in July of 2018 with the aim of helping people earlier in their careers get a “jumpstart” via technology. Over the… Continue reading Canvas lands $20M so tech’s biggest companies can find diverse talent
Lyft, Uber kick off free COVID-19 vaccine rides program
Uber and Lyft have officially started to offer free rides to anyone traveling to get a COVID-19 vaccine, two weeks after the ride-hailing companies announced an agreement with the White House to offer the program. The free rides will last through July 4, the date when President Joe Biden wants 70% of U.S. adults to… Continue reading Lyft, Uber kick off free COVID-19 vaccine rides program
Ford and Toyota top self-driving technology league table
TOKYO — Leading carmakers such as Ford Motor and Toyota Motor are catching up with tech giants in the global race to develop self-driving technology as indicated by new patent data. The two companies claimed the top two positions on a list of most competitive firms in terms of patents related to autonomous driving technology.… Continue reading Ford and Toyota top self-driving technology league table
California regulator requires most ride-hailing cars to be EVs by 2030
The California Air Resources Board has approved a mandate requiring most trips on ride-hailing platforms to be in electric vehicles by 2030. California is the first state to approve such a rule in the US, and it has long been a trailblazer in EV adoption that other states follow and emulate. Under the new rule,… Continue reading California regulator requires most ride-hailing cars to be EVs by 2030
The self-driving industry’s Wild West days are done. An elite group of giants has taken the lead, and any challengers are likely doomed.
The gap between the self-driving industry’s leaders and their competitors is growing. The top tier includes Waymo, Cruise, Argo AI, Aurora, and Motional. Newcomers have the best chance to succeed if they target opportunities outside of ride-hailing. See more stories on Insider’s business page. In the decade after Google started working on self-driving cars, in… Continue reading The self-driving industry’s Wild West days are done. An elite group of giants has taken the lead, and any challengers are likely doomed.
The startup born from Google’s self-driving-car project plans to automate semis. Meet the leaders behind it.
Waymo Via is the trucking arm of Waymo, the Alphabet self-driving startup. Insider spoke with three of Waymo Via’s leaders about the company. Trucking is an $800 billion business in the US, so the opportunity to automate it is huge. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Waymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving-car project,… Continue reading The startup born from Google’s self-driving-car project plans to automate semis. Meet the leaders behind it.
Jerry Raises $28M in Series B Funding
Jerry Services, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based car insurance platform that provides customized quotes from more than 45 insurance carriers quickly, raised $28m in Series B funding. The round, which brought $57M in total funding, was led by Goodwater Capital with participation from Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion; Jon McNeill, CEO of DVx Ventures (former president of… Continue reading Jerry Raises $28M in Series B Funding
AI-powered Jerry raises $28M to help you save money on car insurance
When Art Agrawal was growing up in India, a car ride was a rare treat, and car ownership was a dream. When he moved to the U.S. and bought his first car, he was shocked by how much it cost and how difficult it was to maintain a car. In 2012, he co-founded a company… Continue reading AI-powered Jerry raises $28M to help you save money on car insurance