Gig economy and autonomous vehicle analysis: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race for autonomous mobility.
All articles published in 2025.
Kroger just announced its expanded partnership with Uber Eats—2,600+ stores across all its banners starting early 2026. But here's what actually caught my eye: they're also deepening their DoorDash...
OpenAI just pulled off a corporate restructuring that looks weird on the surface but is actually a straightforward $1 trillion IPO announcement. And it worked—they got it done despite Elon Musk's...
Uber's $4,000 EV driver grants reveal sophisticated strategy managing regulatory requirements, driver economics, and autonomous vehicle optionality. This isn't charity—it's mature business planning.
Tesla's new Model 3 Standard ($36,990) and Model Y Standard ($39,990) promise affordability, but stripped features and fierce Chinese competition raise questions about whether this is genuinely opening EV access or just managing margin pressure.
SpaceX just crossed a staggering milestone: 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. That's not just a number—it's a fundamental shift in how internet infrastructure gets deployed globally.
Trump's return flipped the regulatory landscape. Banks can now offer crypto without jumping through hoops, and Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are leading the charge.
Uber's piloting a program letting drivers earn money through AI data labeling tasks when they're not on the road, tapping into the $6.5 billion data labeling market.
DoorDash and Waymo are launching autonomous deliveries in Phoenix, adding full-size self-driving cars to DoorDash's multi-modal delivery network alongside robots and drones.
Lyft acquired TBR Global Chauffeuring for $110 million, doubling down on premium human drivers while Uber invests billions in autonomous vehicles. These diverging strategies reveal fundamentally different bets about the future of ride-hailing.
California's SB 371 just became law, slashing rideshare insurance costs by 95% and setting the stage for unprecedented growth in the gig economy.