THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
During a board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the March 2018 crash in Tempe, Ariz., the NTSB said an Uber Technologies Inc. division’s “inadequate safety culture” contributed to the fatal collision between an Uber automated test vehicle and a pedestrian.
For the first time, the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium has published and released guidelines that outline best practices for the selection, training and oversight of human safety drivers for automated vehicle testing.
Florida was an "outsized contributor" to the insurer’s Uber problems, especially in 2016, given a large number of uninsured and under-insured motorists.
Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport endured wait times of over an hour for Uber, Lyft, and taxi rides. Airport officials have banned curbside pickups so travelers must board a shuttle or walk to the new pickup area.
LAX-it is located on the lower/arrivals level just east of Terminal 1, at the corner of World Way and Sky Way, and is accessible by either a short walk from many terminals or via a dedicated shuttle from seven designated locations in the CTA.
Supporters of AB 5 have said that the legislation is necessary, as some companies have exploited workers for decades under unfair labor contracts.
The startup, which has secured a license to deploy its autonomous ride-hailing service at The Villages in Fla., says retirement communities might be the only places to support autonomy for some time.
The study, commissioned by Uber and Lyft themselves, exposes the ride-hailing congestion problem - and it's worse than we thought. However, Uber says the scale "is dwarfed by that of private cars and commercial vehicles."
The ride-hailing industry will experience further growth over the next five years, but this growth will level off, according to analysis from Statista, a German research portal.
ReachNow announced it will no longer be offering its services in three major cities effective immediately. This comes after ReachNow enters a merger under BMW and Daimler AG.