Hyundai is considering own car sharing service for its electric models. So far the company has worked with ride-sharing companies, such as Uber, providing them with fleets. The South Korean automaker started a pilot car-sharing program in Amsterdam in 2017…
Micromobility is the new buzz in the mobility industry, the companies operating in the segment rapidly raise money and acquire customers, however, its profitability remains under question. Since 2015 $5.7 billion was invested in micromobility startups, 85% of it in…
Apple has dismissed 200 employees working in its self-driving car unit, some of the employees have been reassigned to work more broadly on artificial intelligence and machine learning. It looks like the iPhone-maker is shifting its focus to general AI…
Uber is working on integrating autonomous technology into its bike- and scooter-sharing services. For this purpose, the ride-sharing giant has created a new division, Micromobility Robotics, which will be part of the JUMP group, responsible for shared electric bikes and…
Uber is on track to deliver its aerial rideshare vehicle by 2023. The main manufacturing partner of the company, Bell Helicopter already unveiled a full-scale model in Las Vegas. The aircraft called Nexus is exhibited at Consumer Electronics Show. Uber…
2018 was supposed to be a break-through year for self-driving cars, the technology is here, Uber and Waymo have accumulated a decent amount of test mileage, Tesla was selling a full “self-driving” software upgrade for its vehicles and Waymo was…
The American coffee giant Starbucks has announced that it will start delivering drinks and snacks from 2,000 of its stores in the US (25% of all stores). Uber Eats will be making the deliveries. The announcement comes after a…
Ride-sharing juggernauts Uber and Lyft have both announced that they have filed confidential documents for their initial public offering, an event long awaited by the financial industry. Lyft was trying to beat Uber to IPO, as the biggest ride-sharing company…
BMW says it will launch a ride-hailing service in China this month. The company is the first foreign car manufacturer to be granted a license to operate such a service. The service will be launched in the southwest of China,…
Russian truck-maker Kamaz announced that it will start a serial production of its Shuttle, a driverless vehicle, in 2022. According to the company, it is currently working on four prototypes, all equipped with the same technology. Kamaz will not debut…