WIRED
Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Know Pedestrians Could Jaywalk
2 min · · The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released hundreds of pages related to the 2016 crash in Tempe, Arizona, that killed Elaine Herzberg. · Shared by 48, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Amber Mac, Peter Steinberger, Gerd Leonhard, George J Huba PhD, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Billeter
BBC News (World)
The race to build a flying electric taxi
4 min · · More than a hundred companies are working on electric aircraft designed to zip in and out of cities. · Shared by 16, including Marc R Gagné MAPP
Forbes
Uber’s Fintech Strategy: A Conversation With Peter Hazlehurst, Head Of Uber Money
4 min · · Uber recently announced Uber Money, a new division within the ride-hailing firm. Here's why the strategy is a winner. · Shared by 88, including Ian M Calvert, LARRY ELKAN, Brett King #TheFuturists #OptimalHumanity ✈️, Sebastien Meunier, Oliver Bussmann, Ron Shevlin, Florian Graillot, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Thomas Power, Jim Marous 💯, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦
Singularity Hub
Flying Cars, Aerial Ridesharing, and the Not-Too-Distant Future of Transport
5 min · · The era of the internal combustion engine car is ending. From here on out, it’s all about electric vehicles, autonomous ride-sharing, and flying fleets. · Shared by 74, including Brian Ahier, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, John Hagel
CNBC
Uber announces deeper push into financial services with Uber Money
3 min · · Uber's move is the latest sign that tech giants are looking to make inroads into finance. · Shared by 40, including Ser Jeff Garzik, Florian Graillot, Howard Getson, Oliver Bussmann, Jeremiah Owyang, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ, Brian Solis, felix salmon
UX Collective
How Uber uses psychology to perfect their customer experience
9 min · · Uber tackles their biggest pain points with science · Shared by 132, including KOstas, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Phú Trần, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Blake Morgan, Bob E. Hayes, Damian Madray, Dominik Grolimund, Gabriele
Bloomberg CityLab
A Horrifying Glimpse Into Your Dystopian Future Transit Commute
2 min · · A comic artist’s take on what the future of transportation really feels like. · Shared by 58, including Brooks Rainwater
The Times and The Sunday Times
Driverless taxis on streets of London for the first time
· Driverless cars have hit the streets of London before a full roll-out next year in which autonomous taxis will become common in the capital. Passengers have had rides this week in self-driving cars... · Shared by 11, including Azeem Azhar
CNN
Self-driving scooters are coming to city sidewalks
4 min · · Google has met few daring ideas it doesn't like. But three years ago, the idea of a self-driving bicycle was just too much. It mocked the concept of an autonomous bicycle in an April Fools' Day video.… · Shared by 36, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Power
Insider Business
I'm a driver for Uber and Lyft — here's exactly how much I make in one week on the job
15+ min · · People always want to know how much money I make driving for the two companies, so I decided to track every penny I made for one week. · Shared by 24, including Gary Thomas 🌐
The New York Times
Uber Acquires Cornershop, a Grocery Delivery Start-Up
2 min · · Although the growth of its core business has slowed, Uber is building its food and freight delivery services, among other ambitions. · Shared by 20, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
The New York Times
The Radical Guidebook Embraced by Google Workers and Uber Drivers
7 min · · A book based on ideas associated with a labor group from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for organizing without a union. · Shared by 24, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe
The Verge
Uber overhauls its app in ambitious bid to become ‘the operating system for your everyday life’
6 min · · The company unveiled the new app at a splashy, Apple-like event in San Francisco. But first, it gave all the details exclusively to The Verge. · Shared by 31, including Emin Gün Sirer🔺, Michael (मुकेश), Brian Solis, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
Scott Galloway
NYU professor Scott Galloway puts Tesla and Lyft in the same category as WeWork: Companies that ‘could lose more than…
5 min · · In his latest column, Scott Galloway says the 'innovation industrial complex' has lowered our capacity for empathy. · Shared by 93, including Thomas Billeter, Thomas Power, Tara Imani, AIA, Rodolphe Dutel, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ