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Walmart Teams With GM's Cruise For Driverless Deliveries

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Previously, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer announced autonomous vehicle ventures with Nuro in Houston , Ford in Miami , Gatik in Arkansas and with Waymo , owned by Google corporate parent Alphabet , in Phoenix. This isn't the first time Walmart has teamed up with a driverless automobile company.

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

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In Miami, beaches and parks were closed over the holiday weekend to deter the usual mass gatherings. In response to the virus, some state leaders moved to cancel events that would have been staples in normal times, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom’ s urging of local governments to put a stop to the usual firework displays.

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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

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Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tacoma and Seattle. The idea is to allow for multiple stops to help riders get essential tasks done, particularly as the pandemic remains ongoing, in another example of the company responding to drastically-changed world conditions.

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Uber Debuts $50 Hourly Ride Option In Select US Cities

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Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tacoma and Seattle beginning June 2, Uber said. “Today, we’re doing that by launching an hourly ride option in select cities in the U.S., a new way to ride without having to re-request a trip at each location you visit,” he added.

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Hooch App Raises A Glass To Raising $1.5M

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There are more than 400 bars locked and loaded into the interface that is available in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Austin, San Diego, New Jersey, Phoenix and Hong Kong. In the interim, look for it next in Seattle, Houston and San Francisco. But with a total of $2.7

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McDelivery Is McDominating In 1,000 New Markets

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On Wednesday (May 31), McDelivery with UberEATS launched at locations in the New York Metro Area, Fresno, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. That’s on top of the locations where it was already available, including Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Tampa.

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Popeyes Teams Up With Uber Eats As Consumers Crave Delivery

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Customers in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Miami and Washington D.C. The news is surprising given that just about six months ago, Uber Eats dominated in only three Texas cities: Houston, Austin and Dallas. Now, it’s surpassed Grubhub in El Paso, DoorDash in Fort Worth and Postmates in Phoenix.

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