Tag: Uber
Uber’s Grab merger may be undone, threatening new Middle East deal
Chris Middleton reports on how a ruling in Southeast Asia today could damage Uber's prospects of a new Middle East deal.
Uber may have grabbed...
One third of city journeys will be autonomous, says WEF
Autonomous and on-demand transport will form one-third of all urban journeys, according to a new World Economic Forum report, and reduce the need for...
Uber safety driver watching video before fatal crash, say police
UPDATED Arizona police report that the safety driver involved in the March’s fatal Uber crash was streaming a television show on Hulu before the...
Toyota ploughs $1bn into ride-hailer Grab, while Uber goes Lite
Toyota has agreed to buy a $1 billion stake in South East Asia’s Grab, in a deal that is thought to be the biggest...
Blockchain could enable new peer-to-peer transport network: report
Blockchain could underpin a future integrated transport system – without the need for large, costly, centralised control mechanisms, according to a new UK research...
Waymo, Uber could be about to link up, says Uber CEO
Frictionless on-demand transport provider Uber is in talks with Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit, to make the latter's technology available via its ride-share app,...
Uber on track for IPO in 2019, says CEO
Uber is “on track” to go public in the second half of 2019, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Speaking to CNBC, he shared his belief...
Australia announces new laws for autonomous vehicles
Transport ministers have announced new, purpose-designed legislation to allow autonomous vehicles to take to the road in Australia.
The new laws, set to be in...
Uber crash: Poor object recognition and system design caused death
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the preliminary findings of its investigation into the fatal accident in March involving an autonomous Uber...
Apple partners with Volkswagen on driverless vehicles
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Volkswagen to make self-driving vehicles.
At present, the agreement is believed to centre on Volkswagen’s T6 transporters,...
International Transport Forum challenges driverless safety claims
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a new report titled, Safer Roads with Autonomous Vehicles?, and the question mark is important. Starting with a healthy...
Massive fall of consumer trust in driverless cars, says AAA
Serious accidents involving self-driving cars have damaged US trust in the technology, according to a new survey.
The latest report from the American Automobile Association’s...