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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

An Uber spokesperson called San Francisco “a great city to gather key learnings for self-driving technology,” due to its complex and changing environment. Previously, Uber tested autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, San Francisco, Toronto and Pittsburgh, but halted testing when pedestrian Elaine Herzberg was killed by one of the cars.

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MAY 3, 2018

Lyft’s latest partnership in this effort was announced only days ago, when the company revealed an integration with LeasePlan , a fleet management service provider that offers a Car-as-a-Service business model to businesses using company cars for employee travel. Typically, said Fonzaghi, workers would rent a car.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The idea is to create service robots that can learn in “typical living environments,” Reuters reported. For instance, the company is planning to invest $600 million in ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing in a move to develop new car technologies in China, per reports in July.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Moonshot ideas don’t go from a dream to a business overnight: Take self-driving cars, a concept that took decades to come to commercial fruition. While modern-day self-driving cars use sensors, the World’s Fair concept was to use electromagnetic fields created by metal spikes guiding an electric vehicle. Self-Driving Rideshares.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It’s advanced enough (even if still in early stages) that one can see how cars and trucks outfitted with the latest software, integrated with the latest payment and commerce tools (including voice-assistant technology), can one day become actual extensions of consumers’ homes, which are also getting smarter. Autonomy Rising.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Anywhere that we can find 12 square feet and [an] electrical connection,” he noted. With Carvana ’s vending machines, shoppers who make a purchase online arrive at the company’s car lot. They then receive a three-inch branded coin from a staff member and put it into the company’s car vending machine. And, in the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Flash forward 10 years and the Mushroom Dome – described as “Emersonian” (mostly by people who don’t know it was Thoreau, not Emerson, who lived in a cabin in the woods) and the “ultimate in Northern California cool” – remains the site’s most popular rental spot, with visitors from all over the world flocking to its highly photogenic environs.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

More importantly, how does one use such a thing — or even a bike — and operate it in an urban environment without falling off, getting hit and suffering injury? million bike and electric scooter rides in the 14 months it has been in service. How does one use such a thing that, until now, has only been seen in old movies and TV shows?

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CB Insights

AUGUST 4, 2017

While originally intending to build memory prostheses which would allow for the external storage and subsequent upload of human memories into the hippocampus, the company has since pivoted and is now working on a way to measure and stimulate the electrical impulses of many neurons at once. Total Disclosed Funding: $2.33M.

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CB Insights

MARCH 4, 2019

In 2011, Peter Thiel famously quipped, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”. Recognizing the significance of MaaS, traditional OEMs are repositioning themselves as mobility service companies, instead of car makers. Electric Vehicles. Look for Connected Cars & Auto Tech in the Collections tab.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

LIVE briefing: DISRUPTING THE CAR. Car ownership and driving habits are being completely reinvented. The company’s Apollo project, which it launched in April 2017, is an open source software platform that’s designed to encourage collaboration across the auto industry to accelerate the development of self-driving cars.

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MARCH 23, 2016

As electricity bills continue to skyrocket and show no signs of slowing down, First GREEN Bank wanted to help the Central Florida community embrace the future by investing in solar energy. Do you have any other environment-related initiatives? Can you tell us a bit more about your recent Solar Panel Loan Program?

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JUNE 26, 2020

That seems to be the prevailing attitude behind 5G , as several car companies have taken the delay in building mass networks for the new wireless technology as a cue to create their own. After completing the installation, Ford will mainly focus on using the connectivity to power its welding machines to build electric cars.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Just as driverless cars and trucks are bringing huge changes to the auto industry, and drones are disrupting everything from emergency response to conservation, autonomous ships are becoming the next major transportation innovation. The YARA Birkeland will be the world’s first fully electric & autonomous container ship by 2020.

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MAY 13, 2019

not an environment for an Elon Musk-type to do their best work. passengers, food, hospital patients, cars?—?is Car manufacturers are now wrestling with the advent of electric and self-driving cars?—?both Private markets, on the other hand, are generally more long term oriented with fewer protections for investors.

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 13, 2019

not an environment for an Elon Musk-type to do their best work. passengers, food, hospital patients, cars?—?is Car manufacturers are now wrestling with the advent of electric and self-driving cars?—?both Private markets, on the other hand, are generally more long term oriented with fewer protections for investors.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

We’re excited about startups solving the biggest pain points related to movement of people and goods along the ground whether it be inside of cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, or other vehicles with tires. What are the biggest hurdles remaining for AVs (autonomous vehicles) and EVs (electric vehicles)?

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TheGuardian

JANUARY 1, 2022

Our business writers pick their contenders for the headlines in 2022, from startups to venerable high street favourites In all likelihood, BT will be under new ownership, or at the least involved in a takeover battle, in June next year.

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TheGuardian

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Times are tough for businesses old and new, but the pace of change in many sectors this year will be relentless The upheavals of recent years have posed huge challenges for established companies, but for others rapid change can mean big opportunities.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

billion — unveiled a self-driving electric taxi Monday (Dec. The Zoox robotaxi is a “fully functional, electric, autonomous vehicle that is designed for dense, urban environments,” the release said. Congress has been looking at how to deal with self-driving cars. For its part, the U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Standing for the Internet of Things, this refers to the huge range of digitally-connected devices and sensors that are now cropping up all around the world, in everything from energy meters to cars. A little biometric reminder like a shock on the wrist may just be the beginning.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Some setbacks for Apple’s self-driving car program, Project Titan, in 2016. The hires indicated a shift in strategy, with Project Titan reportedly deciding to prioritize the development of an autonomous driving system, while deprioritizing development of an electric vehicle. A few months later, that company was renamed Aptiv.

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MAY 16, 2018

Think of the car as the ultimate observer, passing by and passing judgement with speed (but under the speed limit). The duo told Karen Webster that benefit would accrue to the end user, so to speak — the car owner, the driver. Consider the example of two cars, similar in price and performance.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Apparel, as an industry, is not terribly good for the environment. If everyone bought used clothing, instead of new, for one year, thredUp estimates it would save the world 13 trillion gallons of water, 162 billion pounds of CO2 and 350 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Depending on where one looks (and where they ride), traffic patterns are different, modes of transport on offer may vary and, of course, regulatory environs may shift from one market to another. Looking at the traffic patterns in Nairobi, it’s not hard to understand why people would choose bodas over cars.”.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

ERA was the holding company for Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Co Ltd., In the mid-2000s, the nuclear energy business was supposed to take off, and Japanese conglomerate Toshiba wanted a slice of the pie and purchased Westinghouse Electric, one of the largest manufacturers of nuclear reactors in the world.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2019

While CES is increasingly about cars, AI, and other tech, consumer electronics still takes up the majority of floor space. The Sequoia-backed mobile AR company Mira (center) pivoted this year to enterprise and industrial environments, complete with a hard hat. Brain-reading headsets that claim to alleviate stress were a dime a dozen.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

And a reaction that looks very much like panic as defined by overdraft fees, late fees, the inability to cover an emergency car repair, electricity shut downs and possibly even lost jobs. My line on this rule is that it was written substantively by people who have never needed $500 to cover their costs or repair their car.

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MAY 9, 2019

Designed to be nimble, startup-like working environments inside big corporations, these labs have produced some successes. We begin with Google’s self-driving car project and go backward, all the way to the innovations of the post-WWII era. How Google X is taking self-driving car technology from moonshot to $70B juggernaut.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

This should allow the city to become a more sustainable and efficient environment for its residents. Streets can be outfitted with sensors that can track data both on the roads and through citizens’ cars and smartphones in order to gain insights on traffic flow patterns, road blockages, roadwork, road conditions, etc. .

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Company Description: Lime, based in San Mateo, California, is an app-based sharing service for bikes, electric scooters, and other vehicles. Company Description: Another electric scooter unicorn, the Santa Monica-based startup Bird Rides enables users to rent dockless vehicles. Valuation: $2.4B. Total Funding: $777M. Bird Rides.

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TheGuardian

DECEMBER 29, 2020

More than half of users will walk or cycle instead of taking buses and trains, Co-op survey finds Over half of public transport users in the UK say they will continue to avoid buses and trains after the pandemic is over in favour of cycling or walking, a study of consumer spending reveals.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Because of the success of See’s, Buffett realized that companies with relatively few tangible assets and “combined intangibles of lasting value” ultimately do best in an inflationary environment, because they have less costs to cover and higher rates of return on their existing capital. Market volatility.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Musk’s idea — building a novelty throwback restaurant at a Tesla Supercharger location — gives an interesting glimpse into how an electric vehicle future might reconfigure the often-derided yet classically American rest stop experience. “We School Night is an anomaly, however. Photo credit: School Night. Photo credit: School Night.

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JULY 19, 2017

With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Each focuses on a different industry: home and connected cars, healthcare, cybersecurity, software-defined networks, the IoT, and more. Founded: 2011. Founded: 2013.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

It may seem odd that a 99-year-old firm would see a cheer from Wall Street in an age when cars are making the leap to electric vehicles and online platforms are promising to do everything from link up users with video conferencing to getting them just about anything they want – in under an hour.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Others, like car ownership and camping, show that many of the claims about millennials’ different spending habits are overblown, and that significant continuities exist between Gen Y and their parents and grandparents. American cities in particular are ideal environments for micromobility startups. Transportation. Automotive.

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