Ecosystems

Ecosystems
Boeing Crash Chills Consumer Interest In Self-Driving Cars
April 02, 2019

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 –...

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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019

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...

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Alabama Debuts Smart Utility Payments Program
March 28, 2019

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,...

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As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
March 25, 2019

Here’s some advice for your next, or first, trip to New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS Bureau of Crawfish): If you happen to be staying in an Airbnb and want to get in good with the locals, maybe just tell them you are staying in...

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Women Driving Growth Of Legal Cannabis Commerce
March 21, 2019

The nature of cannabis commerce is changing, and not just because of spreading legalization (with New Jersey the latest state to be in the midst of considering that move). More so than in many other industries, women have taken command of a retail sector that...

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Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
March 08, 2019

The sharing of bicycles and scooters is a model that has over the last year or two has moved further into the mainstream of consumer life. That’s thanks in large part to mobile technology and the interest of other parts of the transportation ecosystem, including...

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How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
March 04, 2019

Allow us at PYMNTS to take a brief step back and admire the landscape — in this case, the growing, though still young, connected vehicle ecosystem. A decade or two from now, such a look will be possible only via history books, TV and magazine...

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Why Google Wants To Ride Shotgun With Automobile OEMs
January 30, 2019

In the quickly developing world of voice-controlled artificial intelligence, the car is shaping up to be the newest battleground. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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CES Gives View Of Growing Connected Car Ecosystem
January 14, 2019

CES is over, but it left a clearer impression of what’s coming down the road for the connected vehicle ecosystem, an emerging world that will run on payments and commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...