Tesla Dodges Questions About the Robotaxi, Teases Ride-Hailing Service Coming Soon
24 Apr 2024, 15:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla was unusually quiet about the upcoming robotaxi but teased a ride-hailing service based on the FSD software for current models
GM's Cruise Expands Robotaxi Service in San Francisco to Daytime Hours
18 Nov 2022, 16:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt announced that Cruise driverless service is now operating during daytime hours, too, albeit in a limited area of the city
Baidu Says Bye-Bye to Taxi Drivers, Gets New Licenses for Autonomous Transport
8 Aug 2022, 12:08 UTC · By: Camelia Bistrae / The permits issued by the municipalities of the two cities, Chongqing and Wuhan, certify that commercial robotaxis can perform public rides without a driver.
Urban Venture Claims to Be the First-Ever Realistic Ride-Hailing Tycoon Simulator
7 Mar 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Be the owner of your own Uber business in a 1:1 recreation of Barcelona, or be a simple modern-day taxicab driver who earns money and experience
Uber Now Helps Feeding People in Over 400 Cities Across the U.S.
20 Jul 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Uber's grocery delivery service keeps expanding and it is now available in over 400 cities across the U.S.: New York, San Francisco, Miami, Phoenix, and more.
Uber Teams Up With Arrival to Create a Ride-Hailing EV
4 May 2021, 17:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Arrival, a U.K.-based car manufacturer, has teamed up with Uber to create an EV for ride-hail users. The project aims to reduce congestion and pollution.
Flying Cars Are What Uber’s New Joint Venture Is Dreaming About
18 Oct 2020, 10:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Uber and South Korean carrier SK Telecom announced a new joint venture whose role could eventually be the creation of flying cars
Mercedes-Benz Launches Premium Ride-Hailing Business with Geely
3 Dec 2019, 16:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler and Geely launch the StarRides premium ride-hailing service in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, more to follow in 2020
Car, Go Make Me Some Money!
27 Apr 2019, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla's proposed rollout of driverless cars and ride-hailing app opens the doors to a new way of making money for the average Joes.
Microsoft Wants in on the Asian Ride Hailing Market, Invests in Grab
9 Oct 2018, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Microsoft partners with Grab in Southeast Asia to help the ride-hailing service tap more into the 600 million customer market.
Ford to Launch a Ride-Hailing Car Brand in China
6 May 2018, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford announces plans to launch a new car brand and related services for a new ride-hailing service for the Chinese market.
EU Court Decides Uber Is a Transportation Company, Will Face Stricter Rules
20 Dec 2017, 16:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Uber finally got what has coming its way after the European Union top court ruled that it is in fact a transport service and should be regulated as such
Uber Orders 24,000 Volvo XC90s in $1 Billion Deal for Its RoboTaxi Program
21 Nov 2017, 12:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The ride-hailing company is putting a lot of cash into its effort to develop a functional self-driving car, knowing the benefits could be ten-fold
Uber Loses License to Operate in London, Its Largest Presence in a European City
22 Sep 2017, 14:31 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Transport for London felt Uber's "approach and conduct demonstrated a lack of corporate responsibility" and decided not to renew its license
Feeling Nature's Call with Nowhere to Go in Sight? The Van-GO Has You Covered
27 Jun 2017, 09:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A mobile toilet (even though 'bathroom does it more justice') that you can hail anywhere you are won't be the next billion-dollar business
Volkswagen's New Company MOIA Goes Head to Head with Uber, Maybe Even Tesla
6 Dec 2016, 10:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The German giant is joining the ride-hailing and car sharing market by creating a standalone company to deal with the issues of future mobility
China's Uber "Ghost Drivers" Are Scaring the Customers Away for a Profit
25 Sep 2016, 16:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Chinese Uber drivers have found a very weird way of making some money without doing any work, and it's freaking their clients out
Uber to Invest $500 Million in World Mapping Project to Free Itself from Google
1 Aug 2016, 14:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After welcoming the man who led the Google Maps team back in the day and putting him in charge of its own mapping project, Uber announces huge investment