by Ben Schafer | Aug 1, 2016 | News
Uber is throwing in the towel in China, agreeing to be bought out by its biggest rival in the country, Didi Chuxing, in exchange for a 20 percent share in a company reorganized under the Didi banner. The deal, reported late Sunday, ends the ride-hailing giant’s...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 29, 2016 | News
Uber has come out with an online app designed to make it easier for companies and service providers to book rides for their customers and clients. UberCENTRAL offers a dashboard interface that allows users to book multiple rides for third parties. Through the...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 28, 2016 | News
When students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology return en masse in the fall they will likely be sharing campus roads and walkways with self-driving mini-cars. Ford Motor Company is partnering with the prestigious university to test what are essentially...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 27, 2016 | News
This week, the head of the company that has supplied image-recognition chips for Tesla’s autopilot system disclosed that the two were parting ways. While neither Mobileye nor Tesla pointed any fingers, it appears likely that Tesla pulled the plug — and that the fatal...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 26, 2016 | News
A merger of two ride-hailing services in Europe could spell more trouble for Uber as it struggles to gain market share on the continent. Under the deal announced this week, UK-based Hailo will be absorbed by mytaxi, which is owned by Daimler, the German auto giant...
