Lime’s bike and scooter revenues plunged 95% when the pandemic hit in the spring, CEO Wayne Ting told Business Insider.. But it’s come out stronger than ever thanks to a pivot to become a one-stop app for any and all electric vehicles to get around. Ting says the company is on track to turn a… Continue reading Lime’s CEO explains how the scooter company’s ‘near death experience’ during the pandemic helped set it up to turn a profit next year (UBER)
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Dearborn-based Zoom Ride launches amid pandemic to compete with Uber, Lyft
Dearborn — In March after three years of development, Bilal Hashwi and Basel Al Yasin were set to launch their new Zoom Ride hailing service as a competitor to Uber and Lyft. Then COVID-19 hit. “It’s not the best time to expand or to do any business,” Zoom Ride chairman Hashwi told The Detroit News. “People did not want… Continue reading Dearborn-based Zoom Ride launches amid pandemic to compete with Uber, Lyft
Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California
Uber made headlines earlier this year when it offloaded Jump, the shared bike and scooter unit that once appeared to be a critical piece of its transportation. Despite that move, Uber still sees micromobility as “really important” to the company, according to Uber Director of Policy, Cities and Transportation Shin-pei Tsay, who joined TechCrunch on… Continue reading Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California
I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
Kurt Nelson Contributor Kurt Nelson is a mobile engineer at Uber based in San Francisco. These are his personal views. I’ve been a software engineer at Uber for two years, and I’ve also been a ride-hail driver. I regularly drove for Lyft in college, and while my day job involves writing code for the Uber… Continue reading I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
Protection Against Coronavirus:
• Improved safety when traveling: A protective panel minimizes the spread of coronavirus while offering drivers and passengers improved safety when traveling • High-quality plastic film as a partition panel in passenger cars, ready for the market in just eight weeks Winchester, September 28, 2020. Technology company Continental is helping to improve the drivers and passenger’s safety… Continue reading Protection Against Coronavirus:
Lyft: How to Build a Motion Prediction Model for Autonomous Vehicles
An introduction and tutorial for training machine learning motion prediction models using Lyft Level 5’s Prediction Dataset By: Luca Bergamini, Software Engineer; Vladimir Iglovikov, Software Engineer; Filip Hlasek, Engineering Manager; and Peter Ondruska, Head of Level 5 Research Predicting the behavior of traffic agents around an autonomous vehicle (AV) is one of the key unsolved challenges… Continue reading Lyft: How to Build a Motion Prediction Model for Autonomous Vehicles
Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning
By Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research and Sammy Omari, Head of Motion Planning, Prediction, and Software Controls Over the last few years, machine learning has become an integral part of self-driving development. It has unlocked significant progress in perception, but it does remain limited in its use across the rest of the autonomy stack, particularly… Continue reading Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning
Lyft rides recover slightly in August, remain down 53% from last year
FILE PHOTO: An empty Lyft pick-up area is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said on Tuesday that its trips rose 7.3% in August from July as operations in Canada recovered faster than in the United States. But the novel coronavirus pandemic is still… Continue reading Lyft rides recover slightly in August, remain down 53% from last year
@niche: Three Layers: The auto industry’s radical future structure000065
By: Daniel BarelCo-Founder and CEO of REE Rapid growth in electrification is driving a seismic shift in how the automotive industry builds cars. But an even more fundamental change is taking place thanks to e-mobility, writes Daniel Barel, Co-Founder and CEO of electric vehicle platform maker REE When Henry Ford started building cars, his factory… Continue reading @niche: Three Layers: The auto industry’s radical future structure000065
Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California
OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber and Lyft, which are facing mounting pressure to classify their freelance drivers as employees in California, are looking for another way. One option that both companies are seriously discussing is licensing their brands to operators of vehicle fleets in California, according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The change… Continue reading Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California