Gig economy and autonomous vehicle analysis: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race for autonomous mobility.
Gig economy and autonomous vehicle analysis: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Tesla, Waymo, and the race for autonomous mobility.
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.
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.
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...
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.
DoorDash and Serve Robotics announced a multi-year strategic partnership to roll out autonomous robot deliveries across the US, and this is exactly the kind of infrastructure play that separates...