Male drivers for Uber and Lyft have claimed gender discrimination and are suing the rideshare companies. getty Male drivers for Uber and Lyft have claimed gender discrimination and are suing the rideshare companies because of a feature in the rideshare apps that allows women to request non-male drivers. According to Time, the dual class action…
As global competition in autonomous driving intensifies, Europe has emerged as the latest frontier for China’s rapidly advancing self-driving technology. Start-ups such as Pony.ai, WeRide, AutoX, DeepRoute.ai, Momenta and Baidu’s Apollo Go are expanding their trials and partnerships across European cities, transforming Europe into the next stage of technological rivalry. What began as a domestic…
Lyft has launched, and Uber is piloting, programs which allow women and nonbinary riders the option to prefer women drivers. STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The World Health Organization estimates, worldwide, 1 in 3 women have been the victim of physical or sexual violence. While many of these crimes are perpetrated by men who know the…
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Waymo plans to start offering autonomous cab rides in Nashville next year in collaboration with ride-hailing firm Lyft, the two companies said. Riders in the Music City will initially be able to hail self-driving cabs through the Waymo app. As the service grows, riders will also be able to use…
The tech giant’s board-approved strategies reveal how legal corporate behavior can undermine national security. Observer Labs America’s geopolitical future increasingly hinges on private technology, and corporations wield influence once reserved for nation-states. Few cases better illustrate the risks of outdated governance standards than Intel—once a national champion, now at the center of a high-stakes global…
Good morning. Did you know that ChatGPT will now remind you to take a break if you’re in a particularly long conversation with the chatbot? OpenAI says its goal “isn’t to hold your attention, but to help you use it well.” That makes all the sense in the world for a business model that involves…
Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its robotaxis on rideshare app Lyft in Germany and Britain in 2026, pending regulatory approval, the two companies said on Monday. Last month, Baidu announced a similar agreement with Uber in Asia and the Middle East as it seeks to take pole position in the competitive autonomous driving…
What are the origins of China’s leverage in the trade war? And why are China’s exports disrupting markets across the world? That China has a strong hand is largely because it has picked up lessons from Silicon Valley and deployed the tactics at every level of the supply chain. Just as Silicon Valley companies “hacked”…
New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) have settled on new minimum-wage rules for rideshare drivers, Bloomberg reports. Drivers will receive a five percent raise under the new proposal, a compromise to keep Uber and Lyft from locking drivers out of their apps. The proposal needs to be voted on by the TLC’s board…