2023-02-23
Automakers doubling down on screen size while making the obvious next step of installing selfie cameras for TikTok and other distractions seems like a perfect storm of traffic calamity. https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
Mercedes-Benz partners with Google to bring navigation software and YouTube to its next-gen car OS and strikes a multibillion-dollar sensor deal with Luminar
2022-12-12
In collaboration with @themarkup we just published an in-depth investigation into Uber's delays in responding to law enforcement requests after drivers are attacked by passengers. https://www.theverge.com/...
The Markup
Uber's slow response to law enforcement requests and a complex data request process leave drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks by riders using fake accounts
2022-06-08
i'm old enough to remember when Waymo sued Uber for stealing its AV “trade secrets” https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Uber and Waymo form a long-term strategic partnership to bring Waymo Driver-equipped autonomous trucks to Uber's Freight brokerage after years of legal disputes
2022-04-16
Musk has said he felt “coerced” into settling with the SEC over his “funding secured” tweet, but has yet to provide any evidence to refute the SEC's findings that funding was actually not secured. https://twitter.com/...
New York Post
Sources: Elon Musk is speaking to investors, including Silver Lake, to partner with him on a Twitter bid; a plan with partners could be announced within days
Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter told The Post.
Musk has said he felt “coerced” into settling with the SEC over his “funding secured” tweet, but has yet to provide any evidence to refute the SEC's findings that funding was actually not secured. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Musk says he may not “actually be able to” buy Twitter, he is motivated by its public interest value, it should open source its algorithm, and he has a Plan B
The billionaire made his first public comments about his Twitter takeover efforts at the TED 2022 conference
2022-04-15
Musk has said he felt “coerced” into settling with the SEC over his “funding secured” tweet, but has yet to provide any evidence to refute the SEC's findings that funding was actually not secured. https://twitter.com/...
The Information
Source says Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid
Amir Efrati / The Information :
Musk has said he felt “coerced” into settling with the SEC over his “funding secured” tweet, but has yet to provide any evidence to refute the SEC's findings that funding was actually not secured. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Musk says he may not “actually be able to” buy Twitter, he is motivated by its public interest value, it should open source its algorithm, and he has a Plan B
Utopian good—with another six architectural and business model reforms. Let me run the place in my spare time from finding, funding, and growing Deep Tech breakthroughs. https://tw...
2021-12-17
Dan Doctoroff is stepping down as CEO of Sidewalk Labs, Google's smart city offshoot, after a likely ALS diagnosis https://medium.com/...
Engadget
Sidewalk Labs plans to shut down, fold its products into Google, and spin out Canopy Buildings; CEO Dan Doctoroff says he is stepping down for health reasons
Kris Holt / Engadget :
2021-10-15
Elon Musk was laughing about this story, which seems like a weird move for someone who's company is under investigation because their cars keep crashing into stationary emergency vehicles https://twitter.com/...
CBS San Francisco
Residents of a quiet San Francisco street say Waymo's self-driving cars are flocking to the neighborhood throughout the day, seemingly confused by a dead end
Wilson Walker / CBS San Francisco :
2021-04-27
Lyft in 2017: A majority of our trips will be in self-driving cars by 2021 Lyft in 2021: Please buy our self-driving car division https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Lyft says it is selling its self-driving unit, called Lyft Level 5 with ~300 employees, to Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550M
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
2021-03-24
hot take: all cars should include cameras that can detect yawning and prompt the driver to pull over if they're exhibiting signs of exhaustion https://twitter.com/...
VICE
Amazon is forcing delivery drivers to sign a “biometric consent” form that lets Amazon use AI-powered cameras in its efforts to detect distracted driving
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE :
2020-10-31
This is a big deal. For the first time, Waymo is publishing data from its self-driving program in Phoenix. Mileage, crash stats, new information about its simulation program. This is likely to shake up the AV landscape in a big way. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Waymo releases public road testing data on its self-driving operations in Arizona between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2020, says its cars drove 6.1M+ miles in 2019
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
2020-10-24
The vise tightens on Uber and Lyft in California https://twitter.com/...
NBC News
As voters weigh Prop 22, a California appeals court upheld a lower court ruling ordering Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors
Cyrus Farivar / NBC News :
2020-10-23
The vise tightens on Uber and Lyft in California https://twitter.com/...
NBC News
As voters weigh Prop 22, a California appeals court upheld a lower court ruling ordering Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors
OAKLAND, Calif.—A California state appellate court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling that there was an “overwhelming likelihood” …
2020-07-07
Bird received a PPP loan in the range of $5M-$10M. A month later, it laid off over 400 employees. There are a bunch of other scooter startups, AV firms, and so-called “mobility” companies on the list. We're compiling them here. https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
A list of some tech companies the SBA says have received PPP loans of more than $150K; Bird and Index Ventures say they are wrongly listed
Scooter companies, AV startups, LIDAR manufacturers among companies receiving PPP loans — Bird, the beleaguered e-scooter company …
TWIST: now Bird claims it didn't apply for nor receive a PPP loan! “Bird was erroneously listed as a company that filed for a PPP Loan,” the company says. Something weird is going on here https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
A list of some tech companies the SBA says have received PPP loans of more than $150K; Bird and Index Ventures say they are wrongly listed
Scooter companies, AV startups, LIDAR manufacturers among companies receiving PPP loans — Bird, the beleaguered e-scooter company …
2020-05-19
More layoffs at Uber: 3,000 more employees are losing their jobs. This comes as the company has reported an 80% drop in its rides business. In less than a month, Uber has eliminated over a quarter of its global workforce. https://www.theverge.com/...
Wall Street Journal
In email to staff, Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber will cut 3,000 more jobs, in addition to the 3,700 that were let go earlier this month, and will close 45 offices
Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal :
2020-05-09
It's official: as @Amir reported last week Uber is leading $170M funding round in Lime. As part of the deal, Lime will absorb the operation of Uber's JUMP bikes and scooters. And Wayne Ting (Lime VP of global ops) replaces Brad Bao as CEO of Lime. https://www.li.me/...
Protocol
Lime's new CEO Wayne Ting, who replaces co-founder Brad Bao, talks about Uber-led $170M investment, consolidating assets from Jump, and weathering the pandemic
Lime is receiving a much-need cash infusion from Uber and other investors as the scooter company attempts to reset its business amid the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-05-07
It's official: as @Amir reported last week Uber is leading $170M funding round in Lime. As part of the deal, Lime will absorb the operation of Uber's JUMP bikes and scooters. And Wayne Ting (Lime VP of global ops) replaces Brad Bao as CEO of Lime. https://www.li.me/...
CNBC
Uber leads a $170M investment in Lime, with Bain Capital Ventures, Alphabet, and GV participating, and will transfer its Jump scooter division to Lime
- Uber is leading a $170 million investment round in Lime, the companies announced Thursday. — Uber will transfer its own electric bike …
2020-05-06
correct me if I'm wrong, but Volvo is definitely going out on a limb in trusting Luminar to slash the cost of its LIDAR enough so that's its financially feasible to sell them in consumer vehicles https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Volvo says it will sell Lidar-equipped self-driving cars to consumers starting in 2022 using Lidar startup Luminar's cheaper sensors
Volvo's new platform will include high-powered laser sensors — an industry rarity — Most new cars sold today include a bevy of sensors such as cameras …