Internet
Elon Musk removes SpaceX and Tesla pages from Facebook
You know who joined the #deletefacebook movement? The one and only SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. Yesterday, in a series of tweeted, Musk wrote that he would…
Transportation
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Transportation news on cars, EVs and ride hailing: new models from Tesla, Audi, Ford and Toyota, self-driving tests, Uber, Lyft and car subscriptions.
Autonomous
Baidu will begin autonomous driving tests in Beijing
Autonomous driving tests and advanced aren't just being conducted in the US. China gave tech company Baidu, Inc., essentially the Google of China, the approval to start autonomous…
Business
Travis Kalanick acquiring company that rehabs real estate and will become CEO
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is making moves. According to a report from Recode, Kalanick is acquiring a startup called City Storage Systems. THeir focus is to repurpose…
Legal
New lawsuit claims Uber drivers denied service to woman with cerebral palsy
The lawsuits just don't stop coming, do they? It appears that Uber is being accused of its drivers denying rides to a Texas woman with cerebral palsy on…
Apple
Apple now has more self-driving test vehicles than Waymo in California
According to new figures obtained by the Financial Times, it appears that Apple has nearly doubled the number of self-driving vehicles it has in its California fleet. Apple…
Services
United has suspended pet cargo flights after experiencing multiple dog-related incidents
Today, United Airlines has announced that it's temporarily suspending its PetSafe program that allows for pets that travel in cargo. This comes after a United flight attendant reportedly…
Transportation
Uber has stopped all self-driving car tests after a fatal accident
Uber has put an immediate stop to its self-driving vehicles after one of its cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona early Monday morning. ABC affiliate…
Hyundai
US government is probing 4 deaths related to failed airbags in Hyundai-Kia cars
It appears that airbags in some Hyundai and Kia cars have failed to inflate when involved in crashes and now four people are dead. The US government's road…
Autonomous
Uber in talks with Toyota to offer self-driving technology
It doesn't look like Lyft and Waymo will be the only ridesharing companies to offer their self-driving technology to others. Nikkei claims that Uber is currently in talks…
Mazda
2018 Mazda6 receives some nice upgrades for not a lot more money
One of the first thoughts that comes to mind is what will happen to the price when a car maker introduces some new feature. Pricing is something that's…
Lyft
Lyft is testing a monthly subscription model for rides
Lyft is testing monthly subscription plans for users that ride Lyft frequently, showing signs that the company is interested in bringing a Netflix or Spotify-based subscription model for…
Business
By 2020, all Ford vehicles will come built-in with 4G LTE
Ford's vision for its future is electric, assisted driving and connectivity. The means by 2020, the company's entire lineup will have 4G LTE connectivity and have Wave navigation…
Autonomous
Lyft is teaming up with Magna to build self-driving car systems
With Lyft's plans to bring self-driving car experiments into production vehicles offering rides, it's going to need a lot of help. For this, the company has decided to…
Lyft
Lyft is facing a lawsuit over the lack of wheelchair access in SF
Uber has faced with lawsuits at least three times over the past year for failing to accommodate passengers with wheelchairs, but Uber isn't the only one facing such…
GM
This summer, GM may test a carsharing program by expanding Maven
Remember GM's Maven? It's a car rental service where for a free, users can borrow a loaded GM vehicle for up to 28 days at a time. While…