• 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:
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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
The Station: Canoo paddles into the SPAC current and the next threat to micromobility
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to Point B. Let’s… Continue reading The Station: Canoo paddles into the SPAC current and the next threat to micromobility
Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we unpack the latest in diversity, equity and inclusion, and labor issues in the tech industry. In this week’s edition, we’re looking at the latest in Uber and Lyft’s court battle to keep their drivers classified as independent contractors, Pinterest’s well-timed announcement of a Black board member, overall board… Continue reading Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley
California court ruling gives voters last word over Uber, Lyft worker rights
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft in the state, effectively handing a decision over gig worker benefits and pay to voters in a November ballot measure. Rideshare driver Jesus Jacobo Zepeda of Lancaster, California takes part in a rally as… Continue reading California court ruling gives voters last word over Uber, Lyft worker rights
Judge grants Uber and Lyft temporary stay in driver reclassification case
A California appeals court judge has granted Uber and Lyft’s emergency stay. This means the preliminary injunction that sought to force companies to reclassify their drivers as employees will not go into effect this Friday. The court is now reviewing Uber and Lyft’s appeal to overturn the trial court’s ruling. Oral arguments in the case… Continue reading Judge grants Uber and Lyft temporary stay in driver reclassification case