Dial-an-Uber lets users talk to an actual human to hail a ride
Uber is piloting a new feature aimed at older adults that will let customers dial a 1-800 number and speak to an actual human being to hail a ride. The… Read more »
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Uber issued permit to test self-driving vehicles on California public roads
Uber Advanced Technologies Group has been issued a permit that would allow the company to put its autonomous vehicles back on public roads in California nearly two years after the… Read more »
TuSimple adds another $120 million to its self-driving trucks war chest
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple has added another $120 million to a Series D funding round led by Sina, operator of China’s biggest microblogging site Weibo, bringing the total haul to… Read more »
Skydiving death: British man killed in Arizona
Police say Christopher Swales, 55, hit the ground in freefall during tandem jump Authorities say a man from the United Kingdom has died in a skydiving crash in northern Arizona…. Read more »
The risks of amoral A.I.
Kyle Dent Contributor Kyle Dent is a Research Area Manager for PARC, a Xerox Company, focused on the interplay between people and technology. He also leads the ethics review committee at PARC…. Read more »
Waymo self-driving cars head to Florida for rainy season
Waymo is taking some of its autonomous vehicles to Florida just in time for hurricane season to begin testing in heavy rain. The move to Florida will focus on testing… Read more »
The road ahead for Waymo, AV engineering and mobility, with Waymo CTO Dmitri Dolgov
Earlier this month, TechCrunch held its annual Mobility Sessions event down in San Jose, where leading mobility-focused auto companies, startups, executives and thought leaders joined us to discuss all things… Read more »
How autonomous vehicles and hyperloop are scooting along
Cyrus Radfar Contributor Cyrus Radfar is the founding partner at V1 Worldwide. More posts by this contributor Amazon isn’t to blame for the Postal Service’s woes, but it will need… Read more »
Sir Philip Green charged in US over claims he touched pilates instructor
Arizona authorities accuse Arcadia mogul of repeatedly touching instructor inappropriately – claims Green denies Sir Philip Green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the US after… Read more »
Ohio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
Starting Monday, businesses in Ohio will be able to pay their taxes in bitcoin — making the state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends the first… Read more »
Top White House aide ‘fired’ after Melania Trump intervention, report says – live
First lady called for Mira Ricardel, top aide to John Bolton, to go Pair had dispute over plane seating during first lady’s Africa trip Sign up for the Guardian’s new… Read more »
Trump accused of stifling democracy as midterm races remain on knife edge
President claims without evidence that key races in Arizona, Georgia and Florida are being rigged against Republicans Donald Trump has been accused of undermining the legitimacy of US elections, after… Read more »