Gig economy and autonomous vehicle analysis: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race for autonomous mobility.
All articles published in 2025.
GM is bringing back the Bolt for 2027 with a sub-$30K price tag, faster charging, Tesla Supercharger access, and bidirectional charging—making it the most affordable EV in America
Lyft announced a strategic partnership with Tensor Auto to deploy hundreds of autonomous vehicles starting in 2027, marking the company's first move into owning and operating its own AV fleet rather than just app integration.
Rivian's preparing to swap Amazon's Alexa for Google's Gemini AI in their vehicles, based on leaked beta software screenshots that popped up this week. A Rivian Forum user stumbled into early access...
DoorDash and Serve Robotics announced a multi-year strategic partnership to roll out autonomous robot deliveries across the US. Los Angeles residents ordering through the DoorDash app from...
California passed AB 1340, granting certain gig drivers the right to unionize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities without being classified as employees. The law takes effect...
Discord suffered a data breach through one of its third-party customer service providers. An unauthorized party compromised the provider and gained access to information from users who had contacted...
Tesla's refreshed Model Y Performance hits 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and delivers 306 miles of range, marking a significant upgrade over the previous generation
DoorDash just unveiled Dot, the first commercial autonomous robot built to navigate bike lanes, roads, sidewalks, and driveways. Built entirely in-house by DoorDash Labs, Dot is one-tenth the size of...
Lyft's Flexdrive will manage Waymo's autonomous fleet in Nashville, marking Lyft's first major entry into AV operations and bringing real competition to Uber's autonomous strategy
Lyft is deploying May Mobility's hybrid-electric Toyota Sienna autonomous vehicles in Midtown Atlanta, marking the company's first AV deployment with the autonomous technology startup