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Next-Gen Mobility News, September 29th

Volume 15 Welcome to the next edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility.  If you’re not already receiving this email, you should be: Subscribe     LA taxis prepare for possible Uber Lyft departureSpectrum News 1, September 25thIt was with little fanfare last year that the Los Angeles Department of […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, September 15th

Volume 14 Welcome to the next edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility.  If you’re not already receiving this email, you should be: Subscribe     Uber and Lyft plan being all-electric. Lots has to changeForbes, September 14thLast week, Uber UBER followed up Lyft LYFT by announcing that all Uber rides by 2030 would be […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, September 1st

Volume 13 Welcome to the next edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility.  If you’re not already receiving this email, you should be: Subscribe Uber and Lyft to continue rideshare operations in California ahead of Proposition 22 voteBallotpedia News, August 25thCalifornia residents still have access to Uber and Lyft. […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, August 18th

Vol.12 Welcome to the next edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility.  If you’re not already receiving this email, you should be: Subscribe     An Uber and Lyft shutdown in California looks inevitable -unless voters bail them outThe Verge, August 16thNo Uber and Lyft rides in California? After a judge rejected […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, August 4th

Vol. 11      Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuationTech Crunch, July 30thAutonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI is valued at $7.5 billion, just a little more than three years after the company burst on the scene with a $1 billion investment from Ford. Uber, Lyft drivers win N.Y. unemployment insurance paymentsBloomberg, July 28thUber Technologies Inc. and Lyft […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, July 21st

Vol. 10      How autonomous vehicles could improve mobility for the poorThe Verge, July 17thOne of the expected benefits of autonomous vehicles is improving access to transportation for underserved populations. Why it matters: Transportation is often too expensive, inconvenient or even non-existent in poor communities. The delivery robot revolution is not quite ready for primetimeAuto Week, July […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, July 7th

Vol. 9     Uber acquires meal delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billionThe Verge, July 6thUber will acquire food delivery service Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal intended to give the ride-hail company a much-need jolt after its offer to buy Grubhub fell apart amid antitrust scrutiny. Postmates’ app will continue to run separately after the acquisition, but […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, June 23rd

Vol. 8     Lyft cuts carbon offsets, promises to transition to electric vehicles by 2030CNN Business, June 17thLyft is making a pledge to offer rides only in electric vehicles by 2030, while it also canceled a program to help fight climate change by offsetting carbon emissions. The company is scrapping the carbon offset program it launched […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, June 9th

Vol. 7 Welcome to the next edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility.  If you’re not already receiving this email, you should be: Subscribe Peer-to-peer carshare service Turo is expanding to BCDaily Hive, May 28thTuro announced Thursday it has “imminent” plans to expand its operations in British Columbia, after […]

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Next-Gen Mobility News, May 26th

Vol. 6 Welcome to the 6th edition of our bi-weekly recap of the latest and greatest in connected and on-demand mobility. We hope you and your loved ones are safe and well! As restrictions continue to be lifted in parts of the US, one of the areas we are keeping an eye on are the short and long-term […]

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