Waymo Is Teaming Up With Uber On Autonomous Trucking
Waymo and Uber, former legal foes and bitter rivals in the autonomous vehicle space, are teaming up to speed up the adoption of driverless trucks. The Verge reports: Waymo is integrating Uber Freight, the ride-hail company's truck brokerage, into the.....»»
This pilotless aircraft will test cargo delivery for FedEx
California-based Elroy Air is teaming up with FedEx to test cargo delivery using the autonomous Chaparral C1 aircraft that it unveiled earlier this year......»»
Samsung, Western Digital join forces on next-gen SSD technology
Samsung and Western Digital are teaming up for the first time ever to lead the standardization of Zoned Storage technology......»»
Waymo Opens Driverless Robotaxi Service To San Francisco Employees
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, has begun offering its San Francisco employees fully autonomous rides, the company said Wednesday. From a report: Waymo will begin its rider-only operations within its "initial San Francisco service territory," wh.....»»
Wistron"s Wifundity robots adopt modular design for better environment
A typical day of Wifundity autonomous mobile robots (AMR) starts at dusk, when office workers have gone home to their families. In the dark office buildings, the UV disinfecting robots go down the aisles, beaming UV rays in all directions to kill ger.....»»
After Years of Heated Rivalry, NYC Taxis Will Join Uber
Uber, hit by driver shortages and a surge in food delivery requests during the pandemic, will list New York City taxi cabs on its app, a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ferociously for the same cus.....»»
Uber temporarily ditches "split fare" feature. Cue the awkward chats with friends about money.
Friendships are about to get a bit more annoying. Uber is getting rid of its 'split fare', per an email sent to Uber customers. The email, viewed by Mashable, states that the ridesharing app will be discontinuing the 'split fare' feature, which allow.....»»
Uber strikes a deal to list New York City taxis on its app
Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it's teaming up with New York's iconic yellow cabs......»»
Uber Reaches Deal To List All New York City Taxis on Its App
Uber is becoming friends with a former foe. The company has reached an agreement to list all New York City taxis on its app, an alliance that could ease the ride-hailing giant's driver shortage and temper high fares while directing more business to c.....»»
Toyota, Aurora test drive autonomous ride-hailing fleet in Texas
Toyota's Sienna minivans, retrofitted with Aurora's self-driving system, will be tested on highways and suburban streets in the Dallas-Fort-Worth area, with the operation including trips enroute to an airport......»»
Uber ditches "split fare" feature. Cue the awkward chats with friends about money.
Friendships are about to get a bit more annoying. Uber is getting rid of its 'split fare', per an email sent to Uber customers. The email, viewed by Mashable, states that from March 21, the ridesharing app is discontinuing the 'split fare' feature, w.....»»
The WowCube is more than a video game gimmick
The WowCube may look like a niche gaming product, but it gives users eight autonomous computers to tool around with......»»
Uber and Lyft are offering fuel surcharges and cash back offers for workers. Is it enough?
For many gig workers, their vehicles are how they make a living. And as independent contractors, they're solely responsible for keeping them clean, running and full of gas. In recent weeks, the latter part has gotten much more burdensome......»»
Lyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge
Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country, days after Uber laid out its plans to do the same......»»
Uber adds new fees to help drivers with high gas prices
Ride-sharing behemoth Uber will institute new surcharges on Uber rides and Uber Eats deliveries to offset the high costs of gas for its drivers, the company announced Friday. The addition of new fees is intended to address the financial pinch many dr.....»»
US Eliminates Human Controls Requirement For Fully Automated Vehicles
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: U.S. regulators on Thursday issued final rules eliminating the need for automated vehicle manufacturers to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving controls to meet crash standards. Automak.....»»
Jennifer Garner and Greg Kinnear teaching James Corden to trash talk goes from bad to worse
How do you strike the delicate balance between trash talk that's far too tame, and trash talk that's far too aggressive?That's the quandary at heart of the silly Late Late Show sketch above, which sees Jennifer Garner and Greg Kinnear teaming up to t.....»»
Self-driving technology cannot be achieved overnight: Kingwaytek
Vehicle-to-everthing (V2X) systems are essential for the development of autonomous self-driving cars, but rigid regulations are impeding progress in the area, Kingwaytek Technology has said......»»
Russian autonomous-driving company Yandex SDG idles U.S. operations amid Ukraine invasion
Self-driving tech company Yandex said it paused operation of its robotaxis in Ann Arbor, Mich., and ended a delivery partnership with Grubhub......»»
I Am Legend Sequel Starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan Announced
Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan are teaming up to co-star and produce a sequel to 2007's I Am Legend, the post-apocalyptic thriller that pitted Smith up against hordes of vampiric monsters.Will Smith will evidently become legend once more. Warner Br.....»»
Sony and Honda are teaming up to build electric cars
Tesla is getting another competitor. Japan's Sony and Honda have signed a deal to jointly develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), the two companies announced on Friday. The joint venture hasn't been formed yet; the companies have s.....»»