Off late, electric scooter company Lime has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Batteries burning up, bike vandalism, fragile bikes breaking down, and the latest – abrupt braking issues.
Proposed bill would exempt electric scooters from requiring brake lights and turn signals; oil prices drop 1 percent over U.S.-China trade talks; CES2019 is showcasing the future of transportation.
Ride hailing companies are expanding services across various verticals like electric vehicles and autonomous driving cars, as growth of regular users in the cab hailing market seems to stagnate.
Labor continues to rumble in warehousing sector; Autonomous truck demos one thing, but roadworthy vehicle is another.
Uber and Lyft are battling on who would go public first; oil production sees a dip in November; Amazon Go to venture into airport retail.
Investors are pumping millions into on-demand transit startups working in taxi-hailing and e-scooter sharing, but questions still remain if they can turn in positive bottom lines in the years to come.
Uber and Lyft saw a steady growth in revenue this quarter, as they continue to invest heavily in mobility sharing segments, with Uber forking out into food delivery and truck hauling segments as well.
Since the launch of Ford Smart Mobility, Ford has been intent on gaining ground in alternate mobility with e-biking being an important segment. Apart from acquiring Spin, the company has also bought GoBike and has launched an e-bike service ‘Jelly’, across the Purdue University campus.
The report on online transportation platforms does not draw any conclusions about why it’s happening, but it has plenty of data to back up that it is occurring.
The answers to many of the problems surrounding the introduction of autonomous vehicles may involve keeping human drivers on the road too, according to Lyft Vice President of Autonomous Vehicle Programs Nadeem Sheikh.
A jury has awarded $15.57 million to Isaac Espinoza, who was struck by a tractor-trailer driven independent contractor Ricky Hatfield while assisting a friend on the side of I-81 north. The jury also held the broker who contracted with Hatfield partially responsible.
A ride-sharing company could be the perfect fit to solve the last-mile delivery problems of e-commerce. Here’s why a Walmart acquisition of Lyft could be the edge it needs to overcome Amazon.
