Transportation
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Here launches SoMo, a social transport app for planning and sharing rides
For private ride-hailing and ride-sharing, we have Uber, Lyft, Gett, Grab, and countless others around the world. For public transport…
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Bosch details connected robot lawnmower, gesture-sensing kitchen projector
Bosch, the Gerlingen, Germany-based smart devices conglomerate that produces everything from dishwashers to CCTV cameras, had a lot to talk…
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Flir’s Automotive Development Kit taps thermal imaging to improve driverless cars
Lidar — sensors that measure the distance to objects by illuminating them with light and measuring the reflected pulses —…
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Boom Supersonic nabs $100M to build its Mach 2.2 commercial airliner
One Denver-based startup’s long-shot bid to move today’s commercial jets beyond supersonic speeds just got a big injection of cash.…
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The end of China’s ride-sharing gig
Over the last few years, millions of Chinese workers managed to earn extra money by being ride-hailing drivers. Many picked…
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The electric scooter wars of 2018
This was was undoubtedly the year of the electric scooter. Between massive fundraising rounds, lofty valuations and both Uber and Lyft’s…
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Uber reaches tentative settlement with drivers arbitrating over employment status and expense reimbursement
Uber is reportedly on track to go public in the first quarter next year, and in the lead up to…
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Self-driving car startup Zoox gets permit to transport passengers in California
While more than 60 companies have received permits to test their driverless vehicles in California, Zoox has become the first…
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Elon Musk’s ‘vision for transport’ is a 3D network of tunnels for autonomous electric vehicles
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s vision of an “entirely new system of transport,” which he unveiled Wednesday night at a splashy event…
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