Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman — who disclosed in a Thursday (April 17) post on X that the firm owns a 19.8% stake Hertz — said in the post that Hertz and Uber would be ideal partners to roll out a fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Calling the idea a “fun...
The white Jaguar with a bulky top headed toward me on the busy streets of Austin, Texas. About a block away, it stopped at a stop sign. There were no cars at the cross street, so the electric vehicle proceeded to move and rolled to...
The road to autonomous vehicles is long and arduous, and it has already taken one high-profile victim: GM’s Cruise. Elon Musk has been promising autonomy in Teslas for years. It’s still not here. Jesse Levinson, co-founder and CTO at Zoox, Amazon’s robotaxi subsidiary, will be...
Self-driving startup Wayve is reportedly preparing to make its commercial debut. The U.K. company will introduce its driver-assistance system in partnership with global car companies in the U.S. and Germany “in the near term,” CEO Alex Kendall said in an interview with Bloomberg News Monday (March 10). Kendall declined...
October 01, 2019
If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to study maps. They can show how people thought about the world, and how they pushed at the frontiers of known lands. Maps can teach us […]
June 13, 2019
If one doesn’t know where they’re going, sang one Beatle, any road will get them there — but not easily or efficiently. In an age of eCommerce (of two-hour delivery...
January 07, 2019
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own...
August 11, 2018
Americans do a lot of driving. According to the latest edition of the American Driving Survey, each Americans spends about 290 hours a year behind the wheel, driving about 10,000 miles. As a...
April 24, 2025
The Trump Administration is streamlining some regulations to support the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Thursday (April 24). “This Administration understands that we’re in a race with China to out-innovate, and the stakes couldn’t be higher,” Duffy said in a Thursday press release. “As part of DOT’s [Department of Transportation] innovation […]
April 18, 2025
Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman — who disclosed in a Thursday (April 17) post on X that the firm owns a 19.8% stake Hertz — said in the post that Hertz and Uber would be ideal...
March 10, 2025
Self-driving startup Wayve is reportedly preparing to make its commercial debut. The U.K. company will introduce its driver-assistance system in partnership with global car companies in the U.S. and Germany “in the...
March 05, 2025
Uber said Wednesday (March 5) that it is now offering rides in autonomous vehicles in Austin, Texas, and will later do the same in Atlanta. Riders who opt in for...
