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The Straits Times Grab-Uber: A deal which will disrupt more than the ride-hailing industry The Straits Times SINGAPORE - American ride-hailing company Uber's sale of its South-east Asian business to arch rival Grab - as reported by Bloomberg -should not come as a complete surprise. In a world which has seen a proliferation of ride-hailing providers in the ... https://www.google.com/news

Bloomberg Uber is said to reach agreement on South-east Asian sale to rival Grab The Straits Times SAN FRANCISCO/SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Uber Technologies Inc has reached an agreement to sell its South-east Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab and could announce the deal as early as Monday morning (March 26) in Singapore, people familiar with ... Uber Agrees on Southeast Asian Sale to GrabBloomberg all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Waymo CEO On Uber Crash: Our Self-Driving Car Would Have Avoided Pedestrian Forbes Just what went wrong with a self-driving Uber car that failed to avoid fatally hitting a pedestrian crossing a dark Tempe, Arizona, street isn't yet known. But the head of Waymo is confident of this: His autonomous vehicles would have stopped in time ... Waymo CEO on fatal autonomous Uber crash: Our car would have been able to handle itWashington Post Krafcik Says Waymo Tech `Robust Enough' to Avoid Uber CrashBloomberg Leaked data suggests Uber self-driving car program may be way behind Waymo [updated]Ars Technica Reuters -Wall Street Journal -MyBroadband all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Uber says a single metric isn't a clear indication of an autonomous car's safety Recode In the days since a self-driving Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., local police and federal agencies have yet determine whether Uber's technology was at fault. But new documents obtained by The New York Times show Uber's technology had ... At Uber, Troubling Signs Were Rampant Long Before a Fatal Self-Driving CrashFortune Leaked data suggests Uber self-driving car program may be way ...Ars Technica Uber's fatal crash shows the folly of how we test self-driving carsWired.co.uk WIRED -The Verge -San Francisco Chronicle all 2,095 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

WLOS Fliers caught off guard after Uber and Lyft stop serving Asheville airport WLOS After some recent policy changes at Asheville Regional Airport, Uber and Lyft are no longer able to pick people up at the Asheville Airport. Many passengers tell News 13 the policy caught them off-guard. "I had plenty of friends and family I could have ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

WalesOnline This is what it's like to work as an Uber driver in Cardiff WalesOnline “I have had a few compliments on my music - there's quite a few comments about it in my reviews. “Sometimes though I let people play music through the aux cord and you get them raving in the back. “I had one guy blasting a techno version of Sospan Fach ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Register Uber's disturbing fatal self-driving car crash, a new common sense challenge for AI, and Facebook's evil algorithms The Register Still, Uber continued to push its autonomous car efforts aggressively in the attempt to impress its top executives by being able to offer a self-driving taxi service by the end of the year and thus boost profits. It was reported that Dara Khosrowshahi ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Mercury News Distracted driving or technical error? Uber fatality raises self-driving car questions The Mercury News When Tempe police released video of a fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving car, most viewers paid attention to the disturbing footage of pedestrian Elaine Herzberg being struck by the car on March 18 in Tempe, Arizona. But it's the second clip ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Bloomberg Sensor firm Velodyne 'baffled' by Uber self-driving death BBC News The firm that designed the sensors on the Uber self-driving car that killed a woman this week has said its technology was not to blame. San Jose-based Velodyne told the BBC it was "baffled" by the incident, adding its equipment was capable of seeing in ... Sensor Supplier to Self-Driving Uber Defends Tech After FatalityBloomberg all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Atlantic Sensor firm Velodyne 'baffled' by Uber self-driving death BBC News The firm that designed the sensors on the Uber self-driving car that killed a woman this week has said its technology was not to blame. San Jose-based Velodyne told the BBC it was "baffled" by the incident, adding its equipment was capable of seeing in ... What Unites Uber's Collision and Facebook's Shame - The AtlanticThe Atlantic Sensor firm Velodyne 'baffled' by Uber self-driving death - BBC NewsBBC News Sensor Supplier to Self-Driving Uber Defends Tech After FatalityBloomberg all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Atlantic Uber's Collision, Facebook's Disgrace The Atlantic But after her department released footage of the collision on Wednesday, transportation experts said it showed a “catastrophic failure” of Uber's technology. The two stories did not perform equally in the press. By the middle of the week, the Uber news ... Sensor Supplier to Self-Driving Uber Defends Tech After Fatality ...Bloomberg LIDAR Maker Velodyne Blame To Uber In Fatal Self-Driving Car CrashJalopnik all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Proactive Investors UK Uber raises US$1.5bn in leveraged loan deal despite continuing to lose money Proactive Investors UK Uber Technologies Inc has raised US$1.5bn from a leveraged loan deal in the wake of news that one of its self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The money raised was bigger than the US$1.25bn it was looking to secure despite ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Ars Technica Police chief said Uber victim “came from the shadows”—don't believe it Ars Technica Police chief said Uber victim “came from the shadows”—don't believe it. YouTube videos give a different impression of the site of a deadly Uber crash. Timothy B. Lee - 3/23/2018, 6:06 AM. Enlarge / A frame from Brian Kaufman's video shows the spot ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

WIRED This Week in the Future of Cars: A Fatal Uber Crash, and a Tempest of Questions WIRED If you've spent enough time with the people building self-driving cars, you'll know they've seen this coming for a while. No matter how good the tech, no matter how much better than humans it might be—eventually, everyone agreed, someone would be ... EXCLUSIVE - Revealed, the truth behind Elon Musk's family feud: Tech billionaire's estranged father, 72, had a baby ...Daily Mail all 59 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Independent 10 simple ways to improve your Uber rating The Independent Is there a more accurate representation of how decent a human you are than your Uber rating? When it comes to sitting in the back of a car, it doesn't matter who you are - we're all judged the same. And whether you're on a date or with colleagues down ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

WIRED The Lose-Lose Ethics of Testing Self-Driving Cars in Public WIRED One day, maybe crossing the street on foot at night won't feeling like taking your life into your hands. This really could be the way to stop the deaths of 40,000 people on US roads every year. The blind, the old, those who can't operate vehicles ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Wall Street Journal Uber Freight Rolls Out Incentives to Lure Scarce Truck Drivers Wall Street Journal Discount incentives like Uber Freight's new “Plus” program are already offered by other brokers or through membership in the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, analysts said. A general shortage of truck capacity in the U.S. was exacerbated ... https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber crash shows 'catastrophic failure' of self-driving technology, experts say The Guardian Video of the first self-driving car crash that killed a pedestrian suggests a “catastrophic failure” by Uber's technology, according to experts in the field, who said the footage showed the autonomous system erring on one of its most basic functions ... After Uber Fatality, Autonomous-Vehicle Pioneer Points To Lethal Record Of Human-Driven CarsForbes Police release video of Uber fatal collisionFinancial Times Uber could blame its driver for this week's fatal accident, but it shouldn'tMIT Technology Review USA TODAY -Bloomberg -San Francisco Chronicle -ABC15 Arizona all 1,706 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Entrepreneur Police Release Footage From Fatal Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Entrepreneur The footage also includes an interior view of the human driver behind Uber's autonomous vehicle. The man, 44-year-old Rafael Vasquez, fails to notice the woman until the final moment. Police in Tempe, Ariz., say they're still investigating the incident ... https://www.google.com/news

The Economist Why Uber in Istanbul is costlier than a cab The Economist COMPETITION between Uber and the taxi industry tends to be fierce everywhere. In Turkey it has turned violent. Over the past month, some Uber drivers in Istanbul, the only Turkish city where the ride-sharing firm operates regularly, have been beaten ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Fast Company Uber rescinds job offer to Amazon's voice-shopping exec Fast Company Amazon's former VP of voice and natural user interface shopping Assaf Ronen was hired by Uber earlier this month to be the company's new head of product, but now the job offer has been withdrawn, reports Recode. The reason for the withdrawal of the job ... Uber CEO rescinds hiring of Amazon Alexa voice shopping chief ...San Francisco Business Times all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CANOE Uber crash shows it's time to be more honest about the challenges ... MarketWatch There will surely be many more crashes, smaller incidents and problems, writes Tarun Wadhwa. Video of fatal Uber self-driving car crash releasedCANOE We Fear What We Can't Control About Uber and FacebookBloomberg all 275 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Police release video of Uber fatal collision Financial Times Police investigating the collision between an autonomous Uber vehicle and a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, have released video footage, which appears to show the sensor-laden Volvo heading straight into a woman walking her bicycle across the middle of ... Uber self-driving crash: Footage shows moment before impactBBC News Uber self-driving taxi crash: Shocking video shows moments before autonomous car killed pedestrianThe Independent Video released of Uber self-driving crash that killed woman in ArizonaThe Guardian Telegraph.co.uk -The Verge -San Francisco Chronicle all 1,350 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NEWS.com.au Man ordered Uber to pick up girl, 14, for group sex at gran's house NEWS.com.au “Kilgore was well aware that what he was doing was illegal but his sick sexual fantasy to have sex with a little girl pushed him to having an Uber deliver her to him,” Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said. Officials met up with the Uber driver who ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

KTRK-TV Dashcam video shows deadly crash involving Uber self-driving vehicle KTRK-TV Police in Tempe have released dashcam video from an Uber self-driving vehicle which shows a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. AP. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 06:26PM. TEMPE, Arizona --. A fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving Uber SUV in a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news