by Michael Strong | Apr 11, 2018
Uber is tackling one issue at a time after one of its autonomous test vehicle collided with and killed a pedestrian outside of Phoenix last month, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. He said right now the company is cooperating fully with the National Transportation...
by Michael Strong | Apr 10, 2018
With Uber’s latest acquisition, the odds of any company executive getting into an argument with the driver is unlikely as the company has acquired bike-sharing service Jump. Terms of the deal were not released. Jump is a “dockless” bike, which means users can leave...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2018
The turnstiles are spinning at the Javits Convention Center and for good reason. The 2018 New York International Auto Show is winning raves as the year’s most significant North American event, with dozens of significant debuts. This year’s NAIAS covered plenty of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 28, 2018
In what is being described as a “historic” move, traditional arch-rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz have announced plans to merge their many and varied mobility services operations in a bid to make it easier to get “from Point A to B seamlessly,” no matter what form of...
by Michael Strong | Mar 27, 2018
Uber disconnected the safety system already installed in the Volvo XC90 that would have prevented the fatal crash in Arizona March 18, to test its own system with catastrophic results, according to a supplier for Volvo’s system. Aptiv Plc told Bloomberg News that it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 27, 2018
In the wake of a fatal crash earlier this month, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has suspended the permit allowing ride-sharing service Uber to test self-driving vehicles on the state’s public roads. The move comes as state and public regulators try to find out why a...
by Michael Strong | Mar 26, 2018
A self-driving Uber’s fatal collision with a pedestrian in Arizona is inviting scrutiny and criticism of the company’s technological capabilities from safety advocates, industry experts and the company’s direct competition: Waymo. “We have a lot of confidence that our...
by Michael Strong | Mar 22, 2018
The video chronicling the fatal accident between an Uber vehicle in autonomous test mode and a woman crossing a street with her bike has opened up a Pandora’s Box of questions for the ride-sharing giant and other companies looking to develop self-driving vehicles. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 22, 2018
Ford Motor Co. has been hit with another round of senior level departures, a development that not only continues the turmoil touched off by the ouster of CEO CEO Mark Fields last May but threatens to shake up the carmaker’s push into advanced mobility services. Musa...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 20, 2018
Reaction has been quick in the wake of a fatal Phoenix crash involving a prototype autonomous vehicle operated by ride-sharing service Uber, at least one major automaker saying it will temporarily “pause” testing of its own self-driving vehicles on public roads....
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 20, 2018
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters re-iterated its concerns with the ongoing testing and implementation of self-driving technology after an Uber test vehicle in autonomous mode struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The union has been instrumental...
by Michael Strong | Mar 19, 2018
Company’s testing autonomous vehicles and self-driving technologies have one giant fear, a fatality. That fear became a reality last night for Uber as one of its self-driving vehicles killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The incident occurred when the vehicle was in...
