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The Future Of Uber Could Be Beer Runs
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 8:40am | 315Uber Technologies teamed up with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD) to deliver its beer products to vendors...in a self-driving truck. According to Bloomberg, the partnership between the two companies marks the first time ever a self-driving truck is being used for commercial...
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Updates On Autonomy: How Self-Driving Technology Dominated September
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 3:52pm | 416September was really quite something for advances in autonomous technology — both on land and under the sea. What Schools Of Fish Can Teach Florida Atlantic University is studying the movement of fish to develop advanced autonomous technology capable of navigating beneath the shore. Dr. Oscar...
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$10 Million Is The Going Rate To Hire An Autonomous Driving Expert
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 2:01pm | 411Sebastian Thrun is nicknamed the "father of self-driving cars," as his career in the relatively new industry dates back to 2007 at Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google unit. Thrun told Recode in an interview few people outside of Google took him seriously a decade ago and, CEOs of...
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Alphabet Exec Steps Down From Uber's Board, Cites Conflict Of Interest
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 11:57am | 336David Drummond, the chief legal officer for Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), also served as a member of Uber's board of directors — until this week, that is. In a somewhat complicated relationship between the two companies, Drummond was appointed to Uber's board after Alphabet's...
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Car Companies Turn To Israel To Power Their Self-Driving Technology Needs
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 3:19pm | 396When Uber, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and other auto manufacturers need to improve their self-driving technology needs, they all turn toward the nation of Israel. According to Venture Beat, there have been a "flurry of moves" by car and transportation companies...