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Waymo pilots self-driving cargo trucks for Google’s Atlanta datacenters
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle division has confirmed that it’s now flexing its autonomous chops in the trucking realm, too. Waymo has been testing autonomous cars in the wild for some time and has also...
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Uber parks its self-driving cars after fatal pedestrian crash in Tempe
Uber has parked its autonomous cars in North America after a crash Sunday night in Tempe, Arizona that killed a female pedestrian. Tempe Police said in a statement provided by Uber that the car was...
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Uber self-driving car crash video shows driver looking down before fatal impact
Just-released video of an autonomous Uber crashing into a pedestrian shows the car’s safety driver looking down seconds before the fatal accident. The footage, provided by the Tempe, Arizona police...
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Uber’s merger with Grab in Southeast Asia lets it focus on core markets...
Uber’s great global consolidation exercise continues today with the news that the ride-hailing giant is merging its Southeast Asian operations with local etaxi rival Grab. This news had been rumored...
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Arizona suspends Uber’s ability to test self-driving cars
(Reuters) — The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Uber’s ability to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49-year-old pedestrian. The...
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Nvidia CEO: Uber crash will spur more self-driving car investment
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said today that the autonomous Uber crash in Tempe, Arizona last week would likely lead to more investment in self-driving cars, not less. “I believe as a result of what...
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Uber’s use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after self-driving crash
(Reuters) — When Uber decided in 2016 to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars in favor of Volvo sport utility vehicles, it also chose to scale back on one notable piece of technology: the...
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Uber reaches settlement with family of woman killed by its autonomous car
(Reuters) — The family of a woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality...
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These 3 technologies are about to revolutionize the auto industry
GUEST: The automotive industry is facing a new era of self-driving cars, the “Uber Effect,” and the decline of oil-dependent vehicles. For much of the 20th century, the car represented the modern...
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Uber’s merger with Grab is under scrutiny from Singapore’s competition watchdog
(Reuters) — Singapore’s competition watchdog said it had reasonable grounds to suspect competition had been infringed by Uber’s deal to sell its Southeast Asia operations to rival ride-hailing firm...
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Uber’s next battleground: Latin America
ANALYSIS: Another chapter in Uber’s global ambitions closed this week with the news that the ride-hailing giant was folding its Southeast Asia business into Grab, retaining a 27.5 percent stake in the...
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Uber acquires electric bicycle-sharing startup Jump Bikes
(Reuters) — Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies said on Monday it has agreed to buy electric bicycle service Jump Bikes, allowing Uber to offer U.S. passengers an alternative to cars and further...
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Uber faces criminal charges in France for its UberPOP service following EU...
(Reuters) – France is entitled to bring criminal proceedings against local managers of ride-hailing app Uber for running an illegal taxi service, the EU top court ruled on Tuesday, dealing the Silicon...
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U.S. judge rules Uber drivers are not employees
(Reuters) — A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber Technologies are independent contractors and not the company’s employees under federal law, the first ruling of its...
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China’s Didi launches ride-hailing service in Mexico, one of Uber’s biggest...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) has officially opened for business in Mexico, one of Uber’s biggest strongholds globally. Didi is the market leader in China by some distance, swallowing...
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Alphabet’s ad sales surge in Q1 2018, but so do costs
(Reuters) — Strong growth in ad sales on Google search and YouTube were not enough to offset a surge in costs at parent Alphabet Inc that shrank the first-quarter operating margin, leaving shares flat...
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Will Silicon Valley grow beyond the ‘Brotopia’ boys club?
The male leaders of Silicon Valley have done their share of squirming in 2018, with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements coming on strong in technology, as they have in the media and entertainment...
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Uber relaunches contest for its first international flying taxi city
(Reuters) — Uber on Wednesday re-opened a contest to select the first international city to launch its proposed flying taxi project, following apparent delays in getting the service off the ground in...
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Uber enables in-trip ratings to get better feedback on drivers’ performance
Why wait until the end of your Uber trip to leave feedback when you’re ready to share your impressions during your ride? Well, until now it hasn’t been possible to offer feedback through the app until...
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Uber will no longer require sexual assault victims to sign confidentiality deals
(Reuters) — Uber said on Tuesday sexual harassment or assault victims will have the option to settle claims with the ride-hailing service without a confidentiality provision that prevents them from...
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