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- Berlin’s Blacklane raises $26M to expand its high-end chauffeur-driven sustainable car service Wed, 24 Mar 21, 10:30pmAs the Ubers of the world continue to scale, a smaller on-demand transportation startup has raised some funding in Germany, underscoring the opportunities that remain for startups in the space targeting specific service niches...
- From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model Thu, 4 Mar 21, 4:30amA little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted...
- An autonomous robot EV charger is coming to San Francisco Fri, 2 Aug 19, 2:03amElectric-vehicle chargers today are designed for human drivers. Electrify America and San Francisco-based startup Stable are preparing for the day when humans are no longer behind the wheel. Electrify America, the entity...
- Embraer’s new EmbraerX eVTOL concept is accessible, autonomous and courteous Tue, 11 Jun 19, 11:56pmShort-distance commuter air travel has come a long way in the past few years — at least when it comes to concepts. The latest vision from Embraer of how we’ll get around in the city skies of the (near?) future...
- ‘Weirdo’ Fintech VC Anthemis marches to its own drummer Fri, 31 May 19, 2:05amEntering into the world of Anthemis is a bit like stepping into the frame of a Wes Anderson film. Eclectic, offbeat people situated in colorful interiors? Check. A muse in the form of a renowned British-Venezuelan economist?...
- Uber transforms 19th-century industrial buildings into hub for futuristic tech Thu, 7 Mar 19, 7:30amA row of historic industrial buildings long considered at-risk of collapse has been saved thanks to Uber. The Uber Advanced Technologies Group R&D Center, a group that develops experimental and futuristic transit projects...
- Students taking Lyft and Uber to class are taking LA's smog problem from bad to worse Fri, 8 Feb 19, 7:30amEnvironmentalists are concerned by the number of students using transportation services like Lyft and Uber to get to classes. Students at UCLA specifically use these alternative means of transportation around 11,000 times...
- Uber fires up its own traffic estimates to fuel demand beyond cars Mon, 17 Sep 18, 3:18amIf the whole map is red and it’s a short ride, maybe you’d prefer taking an Uber JUMP Bike instead of an UberX. Or at least if you do end up stuck bumper-to-bumper, the warning could make you less likely to get...
- Passenger service Gett launches carbon-free travel in the UK Sat, 15 Sep 18, 6:30amThe global, on-demand transportation service Gett is embarking on a new endeavor — implementing carbon-free and carbon-positive rides for all of its passengers...
- Uber just gave the world a first look at its air taxi prototype Wed, 9 May 18, 1:10amUber's latest "flying car" air taxi model will be revealed at its annual Elevate conference in Los Angeles today, but CBS News viewers were treated with an early sneak-peek of the innovative vehicle...
- Poor urban design could be at fault for Uber driverless car crash Fri, 23 Mar 18, 9:38pmUber's self-driving cars are grounded after a fatal accident over the weekend — but a Cato Institute article questions if bad urban design was really to blame...
- Uber grounds all self-driving vehicles after fatal Arizona accident Tue, 20 Mar 18, 10:49pmA woman died in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday following a collision with an autonomous Uber vehicle, and the company has since halted all of its self-driving operations...
- Renault’s EZ-GO envisions walk-on, walk-off urban EV mobility Tue, 6 Mar 18, 9:38pmRenault’s EZ-GO is less concept car than a full transportation service concept design. The vehicle revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week is a fully autonomous electric car that can’t travel fast, but...
- Toyota’s mobility business shifts into high gear at CES Tue, 9 Jan 18, 5:41amToyota took advantage of CES 2018 to signal a major shift in its business, becoming what company president Akio Toyoda termed a “mobility service company” during his keynote presentation...
- Uber and NASA team up to launch flying taxis by 2020 Thu, 9 Nov 17, 1:45amAlthough Uber has suffered some setbacks recently in Europe, having recently been banned from London's streets, it seems to be clear skies in the United States for the ride-hailing/future self-driving car company...