Transportation
From self-driving cars to subways: how transportation — and the related policies — impacts our lives around the world.
Isaac, a former Recode writer, covers the ride-hailing beat at the NYT.
Lyft Lux: Your friend with a fancy car.
DHS Secretary John Kelly told lawmakers the government is reviewing potential threats.
Uber far outpaces most of its competitors in valuation, but Didi Chuxing has raised more money.
The life and death of great American GAO reports.
Jim Callaghan was at the company for a little more than a year and is leaving to focus on family, according to Uber.
The company is working to pay drivers that it underpaid based on an accounting error.
The technological and business model for autos is slowly but surely moving toward a software-and-services-focused approach.
Ford replaced Mark Fields with former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett.
The embattled leader seems to want to tell a happier story via photos of Mom and math socks.
Yoo will now become the company’s chief legal officer.
As part of a court order, Uber is asking Anthony Levandowski to waive his Fifth Amendment rights.
It’s not about self-driving just yet.
The EU, meanwhile, has raised safety issues with storing large devices in planes’ cargo holds.
In a move that formalizes Anthony Levandowski’s recusal, a judge granted Alphabet a partial injunction in its case against Uber.
Well, this is an interesting development.
If Alphabet gets its preliminary injunction, the ride-hail company could have to stop some of its self-driving operations.
Waymo’s test fleet now has three million miles of public-roads experience under its belt.
Urtasun will continue to teach at the University of Toronto part-time and will be joined by eight of her students.
Yet 94 percent of people are concerned about overall safety.
The practice, known as “greyballing,” is the subject of the investigation, which may be criminal in nature.
It has fewer bells and whistles so that it’s easier to manufacture.
Nauto, backed by Andy Rubin’s Playground, rolled out a device that will detect and warn drivers when they’re distracted.
To get an injunction, Alphabet has to prove the continued operation of Uber’s self-driving efforts will cause “irreparable and immediate harm.”
Tesla recently broke records for car deliveries, so now Wall Street expectations for revenue are at an all-time high.
Cars get parked on underground skates that travel up to 130 miles per hour.
Cars will be lowered into the tunnel from the roads on what Musk calls a car “skate.”
The new round would value the company at around $50 billion — close to Uber’s valuation.
The New York Times’ Mike Isaac talks about his profile of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Too Embarrassed to Ask.
Anthony Levandowski, who pleaded the Fifth in the Uber-Alphabet suit, is being replaced by Eric Meyhofer “for the remainder of the Waymo litigation.”
As part of the acquisition, Juno is terminating its main attraction: Its stock program.
Anthony Levandowski argued that a document could serve to incriminate him, thus infringing on his Fifth Amendment rights.
Waymo originally had 100 Chrysler Pacificas in its fleet.
But don’t call them flying cars.
As part of the limited test, Phoenix residents are encouraged to use the cars as frequently as possible.
Bottom line: Apple could really use a completely different kind of hardware hit.
Kimberly Salzer started at Ozobot this month.
How a bold bet on batteries could put Tesla in a position to dominate electric cars.
The Apple Car is alive — whatever it is.
The new money comes as Lyft has an opportunity to capitalize on Uber’s unending drama.