Chronicles of the gig economy, autonomous vehicles, and the platforms reshaping transportation and delivery. Covering Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race to autonomous mobility.
Chronicles of the gig economy, autonomous vehicles, and the platforms reshaping transportation and delivery. Covering Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race to autonomous mobility.
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
Five years after Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.3 billion, the company is launching its first public robotaxi service in Las Vegas with purpose-built vehicles that look nothing like traditional cars
Uber is replacing Charter Communications in the S&P 100 index, marking another milestone in the company's transformation from cash-burning startup to blue-chip corporate heavyweight
Grubhub agreed to pay $7.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of falsely claiming partnerships with thousands of restaurants
Elon Musk confirmed Tesla's Robotaxi service is live in the Bay Area and Austin, but drivers sit behind the wheel due to lack of autonomous vehicle permits from California regulators
Uber announced a six-year partnership with Lucid and Nuro to deploy over 20,000 robotaxis, investing $300 million in the EV maker while Nuro provides Level 4 self-driving technology
Uber announced a partnership with May Mobility to deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles across US cities, starting with Arlington, Texas by late 2025, adding another AV provider to Uber's growing autonomous strategy
DoorDash will join the S&P 500 on March 24, marking a major milestone for the food delivery platform as it transitions from mid-cap to large-cap status alongside quarterly index rebalancing
Wonder completed its acquisition of Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway for $650 million. Grubhub was transferred to Wonder along with $500 million in debt, netting Just Eat Takeaway up to $50 million in...