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Transportation

From self-driving cars to subways: how transportation — and the related policies — impacts our lives around the world.

Toby Sun wants the future of transportation to be on two wheels
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Sun is No. 62 on the Recode 100.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Anthony Tan is giving Uber a run for its money in Southeast Asia
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Tan is No. 55 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Waymo’s John Krafcik has the answers to your self-driving car questions
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Krafcik is No. 46 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Professor Amnon Shashua and Karl Iagnemma are riding the wave of exits in the self-driving space
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Shashua and Iagnemma are No. 41 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
With the help of Raj Kapoor, Lyft is firing on all cylinders
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Kapoor is No. 37 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Jean Liu is leading one of the world’s most powerful transportation companies
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Liu is No. 28 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
The cult of Elon Musk lives on
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Musk is No. 8 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Lyft gets an investment — from an Uber investorLyft gets an investment — from an Uber investor
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Fidelity owns a piece of Lyft in addition to Uber.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Indian ride-hail player Ola just launched its own dockless bike-sharing serviceIndian ride-hail player Ola just launched its own dockless bike-sharing service
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Using the same app as they would to hail a ride, Ola users can find the nearest dockless bike.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber’s new chief legal officer tells staff: If you are surveilling people for competitive intelligence, stop it nowUber’s new chief legal officer tells staff: If you are surveilling people for competitive intelligence, stop it now
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GM’s self-driving division has hired a former top Uber engineer as its first CTOGM’s self-driving division has hired a former top Uber engineer as its first CTO
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Susan Fowler, who worked under AG Gangadhar while at Uber, criticized the hire.

By Johana Bhuiyan
What it was like to ride in GM’s new self-driving Cruise car
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We went on a ride through the congested streets of San Francisco.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Uber lawyer says the ex-employee who made allegations about security practices was trying to extort the companyUber lawyer says the ex-employee who made allegations about security practices was trying to extort the company
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However, Uber went on to pay the employee, Richard Jacobs, to be a consultant.

By Johana Bhuiyan and Theodore Schleifer
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Uber’s quarterly losses jumped nearly 40 percent to $1.46 billion ahead of a massive private stock saleUber’s quarterly losses jumped nearly 40 percent to $1.46 billion ahead of a massive private stock sale
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The company revealed these numbers in tender offer documents it sent to some shareholders.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber’s security practices come under fire (again) after new evidence comes to light in the Alphabet lawsuitUber’s security practices come under fire (again) after new evidence comes to light in the Alphabet lawsuit
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A former Uber employee claims some of the company’s security officers worked to actively avoid creating a “paper trail.”

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Alphabet has secured another delay in its big trade-secrets trial against UberAlphabet has secured another delay in its big trade-secrets trial against Uber
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Alphabet’s self-driving arm requested the delay after it received new, late-in-the-game evidence from Uber.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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The city of Chicago is suing Uber for failing to disclose the 2016 breach of 57 million users’ dataThe city of Chicago is suing Uber for failing to disclose the 2016 breach of 57 million users’ data
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The city said Uber did not correct security vulnerabilities in its system as it agreed to after a previous data hack.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Will Tesla disrupt the trucking industry?Will Tesla disrupt the trucking industry?
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The Verge’s Tamara Warren breaks down what’s the deal with those Tron-looking trucks (and why they have no mirrors) on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson
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Here’s what you need to know about SoftBank’s tender offer for Uber coming tomorrowHere’s what you need to know about SoftBank’s tender offer for Uber coming tomorrow
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It’s time to see if investors will sell or hold onto shares of the troubled car-hailing giant.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Uber is under investigation by multiple states over a 2016 data breachUber is under investigation by multiple states over a 2016 data breach
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Regulators around the country are questioning Uber for staying silent after the hack, which affected 57 million people.

By Johana Bhuiyan and Tony Romm
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Uber hid a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million peopleUber hid a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million people
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The ride-hail company has fired two people who were in charge of handling the response to this hack.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Volvo has agreed to sell 24,000 SUVs to Uber for a network of self-driving carsVolvo has agreed to sell 24,000 SUVs to Uber for a network of self-driving cars
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The automaker will sell these base vehicles to Uber starting in 2019.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Tesla’s new super car will cost at least $200,000Tesla’s new super car will cost at least $200,000
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But you’ll go super fast and probably look fly as hell.

By Kurt Wagner
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Elon Musk says Tesla’s new electric semi truck will begin production in 2019Elon Musk says Tesla’s new electric semi truck will begin production in 2019
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Musk revealed his semi trucks at an event on Thursday.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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How to watch Elon Musk unveil Tesla’s new electric semi truck todayHow to watch Elon Musk unveil Tesla’s new electric semi truck today
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It’s part two of his master plan.

By Meghann Farnsworth and Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber is facing a class action lawsuit from U.S. riders alleging assaultUber is facing a class action lawsuit from U.S. riders alleging assault
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The suit was brought by two unnamed women who were allegedly assaulted by their drivers.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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It was the White House that gave Elon Musk ‘verbal’ approval to build a hyperloop — sortaIt was the White House that gave Elon Musk ‘verbal’ approval to build a hyperloop — sorta
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Plus, how the Trump administration is looking to boost similar projects as part of infrastructure reform.

By Tony Romm
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Lyft’s first international city will be Toronto, CanadaLyft’s first international city will be Toronto, Canada
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The company will continue to face off against Uber in the Canadian city.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: The SoftBank deal hasn’t happened yet but it willUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: The SoftBank deal hasn’t happened yet but it will
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“Making changes in governance is unquestionably good,” Khosrowshahi said at the DealBook conference on Thursday.

By Johana Bhuiyan and Theodore Schleifer
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Uber is asking drivers if they want to provide other on-demand servicesUber is asking drivers if they want to provide other on-demand services
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The company sent out an email to drivers asking how much they would want to be paid for tasks like health care, moving or customer services tasks.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber hasn’t recovered its business in San Francisco and New York since #deleteUberUber hasn’t recovered its business in San Francisco and New York since #deleteUber
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The company’s sales have gone back up to pre-#deleteUber levels in many of its other major markets.

By Rani Molla and Johana Bhuiyan
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Here’s one of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s new rules of the road: ‘We do the right thing. Period.’Here’s one of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s new rules of the road: ‘We do the right thing. Period.’
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It’s just one of the updated cultural norms for the long-troubled car-hailing giant.

By Kara Swisher
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Alphabet is finally taking the driver out of some of its driverless carsAlphabet is finally taking the driver out of some of its driverless cars
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It’s limited to an experiment in Phoenix, but this move marks the beginnings of Waymo’s driverless future.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Lyft COO Rex Tibbens is stepping down after more than two yearsLyft COO Rex Tibbens is stepping down after more than two years
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Tibbens joined Lyft after more than three years as a vice president at Amazon.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Uber’s U.S. sales have recovered after the #deleteUber campaign but Lyft is still gainingUber’s U.S. sales have recovered after the #deleteUber campaign but Lyft is still gaining
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The company is still fighting multiple legal battles and federal investigations.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Elon Musk said Tesla fired 700 people because they didn’t meet the company’s high standardsElon Musk said Tesla fired 700 people because they didn’t meet the company’s high standards
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Musk said it was not because they “believe in being mean.” He added that journalists should be ashamed of themselves for how they wrote about the Tesla firings.

By Rani Molla
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Tesla posted a record quarterly loss of $619 million as it struggles with Model 3 productionTesla posted a record quarterly loss of $619 million as it struggles with Model 3 production
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The company said it would produce 1,500 Model 3s in the third quarter but only produced 260.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Alphabet’s ‘driverless’ cars still aren’t driverlessAlphabet’s ‘driverless’ cars still aren’t driverless
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It takes a long time and a lot of staged incidents for a car to learn how to drive itself.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Delphi is one of the first automotive suppliers to acquire a self-driving software startupDelphi is one of the first automotive suppliers to acquire a self-driving software startup
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Delphi has bought nuTonomy for $450 million.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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A bike-sharing war is coming to the U.S. as investors pour money into new entrantsA bike-sharing war is coming to the U.S. as investors pour money into new entrants
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The U.S. is beginning to see movement in the bike-sharing space that grew to be so popular in places like China and Europe.

By Johana Bhuiyan and Rani Molla