Many of us have seem them, and many of us have likely had the same reaction — those eScooters zipping along on sidewalks and streets, seeming to barely miss hitting cars and pedestrians, or being foiled by cracks, potholes and other obstacles. Scooter riders might...
Google managed the surprise of the week with the announcement that it was dramatically and quickly leveling up its eCommerce capability by essentially turning any and every Google surface (think Search, Images, YouTube etc.,) into a shoppable location. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The age of autonomous vehicles is appearing on the horizon, and further evidence of that comes from GM and its Cadillac automotive line. The news is just the latest effort toward self-driving cars from big players in the automotive, payments and commerce industries. Get the...
Pretty much nothing these days escapes the pull of the digital economy – and that goes for the most basic needs, such as clothing, food and shelter. Now comes further evidence of the change in home buying brought upon by technological advances and shifts in consumer...
Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab, still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams of owning cars. Not exactly in a tearful way, but one can hear something in his voice — some heartfelt tone — that signals...
Even in the glory days of manual transmissions and leaded gasoline, driving was never just about driving, about getting from one point to another. Driving was about freedom, ego, escape and emotion. Now, at the dawn of the connected vehicle age, China-based Alibaba is showing...
There comes a point with new technology when the ideal – the science fiction or research paper’s promise of a new device – starts to tilt heavily toward reality, and that’s what happening now with autonomous vehicles. New tests and partnerships are regularly announced –...
Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never wanted it to be: one that follows the lead of others. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
It started, arguably, with mass transit, though with many bumps along the way, as the problems are slowly being solved while still bedeviling many cities. But transit will very likely be key – whether that means subways, buses or other, more individual forms of motion,...
