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.
Transportation systems, infrastructure, and mobility services.
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. 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...
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...
Waymo and Uber are expanding their partnership to Austin and Atlanta, bringing fully autonomous rides to both cities starting early 2025. The service will be available only through the Uber app, with...
Motional's hitting pause on robotaxi deployments with Uber and Lyft, and they're laying off staff in the process. They're calling it "restructuring to focus on technology development," which is...
Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) has delivered a good performance in Q3 2023, showing a strong recovery with a net income of $221 million
The Verge reports that, Lime, the electric scooter company, has raised over $500 million in funding and confirmed plans to go public
Little known is Lyft doing consumer rentals much like Hertz
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it is launching a new partnership with rental car company Hertz to offer 50,000 Tesla Inc vehicles as a rental option for its ride-hail drivers by 2023.The announcement comes after Hertz on Monday said it would order 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022, meaning that half of the rental company's Tesla fleet would be reserved exclusively for Uber drivers.For Uber drivers, Tesla rentals will start out at $334 a week, including insurance and maintenance, and consist mostly of the company's Model 3 sedan