There are protests against self-drive cars and especially against Uber, and the latest incident may fuel it.
Uber president, Jeff jones recently announced his resignation from the post. It is reported that the decision made by Jones had been caused by some controversies within the company.
The court battle with Google creating issues for the transport major along with its progress in the self-driving project.
Waymo is upset with the fact that its former employee joined the rival.
A former executive of Tesla and BMW says that the popularity of car-sharing and ride-hailing services will reduce the appetite of the driving public for ownership of their own vehicles. Another culprit are self-driving vehicles.
Uber and Volvo will finally launch its innovative collaboration of self-driving cars in San Francisco, California. Find out how it works and how to book it.
Disney and Uber working together to give passengers extra experience as they launched the Star Wars hype car which runs from December 12 to December 18.
A man killed by an Uber driver who was dropping off his wife home after a night out in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. The man arrived home and fell asleep in his driveway; the man was lying on the sloping part of the driveway as the Uber driver was unable to see him while dropping his wife home. The accident occurred around 12:30 am on Saturday morning.
The advancement of technology such as automated driving has been made possible. People, however, are threatened with the fact that in 10 to 20 years from now, human beings will be obsulete.
Uber health providing free vaccine for passengers. Uber health advocacy
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Uber is about to make ‘carpooling to work’ a more attractive option. The app-based car service on Tuesday announced a new "arrive by" feature on UberPool, aimed at giving you peace of mind that you'll arrive at your destination on time. "We guarantee you'll arrive at your destination before the time quoted — or we'll give you $2 off your next UberPool trip," Uber said.
App-based ride-sharing giant Uber has rolled a slew of app features aimed to improving relations with its drivers which include the ability to charge fines to late riders, pause trip requests, and inputting specific routes on their way home from work. Meanwhile, Uber is also making an inroad into the auto financing sector by offering subprime loans to would-be drivers who wish to rent or own an Uber car.
Global ride-sharing giant Uber has recently announced its first public road testing of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania using Ford Hybrid Fusion as the experimental car. The company hopes that by investing in the autonomous driving technology, it would be able to increase its financial prospects in the long run.
‘Sharing economy’ app-based services like ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft will be having a hard time dealing with Washington legislators especially with outspoken liberal and staunch Democrat Elizabeth Warren. The Massachusetts senator has recently spoken about increasing the amount of regulations over the said companies over anti-middle-class corporate practices.
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