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Lightfoot gets $4M to nudge more drivers to go smooth with a ‘Fitbit for cars’
UK car tech startup lightfoot, which sells a telematics system that gives real-time feedback to drivers combined with a rewards…
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Tesla has opened up Model 3 orders to customers in China
Tesla is now taking orders for the Model 3 from customers in China, according to its website. Tesla won’t confirm…
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Meet Uber’s newly promoted Chief Product Officer, Manik Gupta
Manik Gupta got his first taste of solving logistics nightmares when fresh out of college, he was delivering Palm Pilots…
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Lyft launches default tipping, rating protections and more to keep drivers happy
Until autonomous vehicles are here, ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber have to attract and retain human drivers if they…
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Apex.AI raises $15.5 million for autonomous-vehicle software
Apex.AI is emerging out of stealth today with quite the claim — an operating system for autonomous vehicles that will never…
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Tesla, GM and Nissan are all part of a new coalition aiming to extend the EV tax credit
Tesla, GM and Nissan are among a group of 15 companies that launched a new coalition aimed at reforming the…
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RideCell expands funding round to $60 million
RideCell, a transportation software startup, has doubled its previously announced Series B funding round to $60 million, a sign that investors…
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Amazon’s Alexa Fund invests in on-demand parking service, ParkWhiz
ParkWhiz, a startup that’s something of an Open Table for available parking spots, is adding $5 million in new equity…
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Why you’re about to see a lot of drifting Tesla Model 3 videos
Tesla Model 3 owners who opted for the Performance variant now have a reason to go to the track. Or,…
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Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and board chairman
High-speed futuristic transportation company Virgin Hyperloop One is changing up its leadership. CEO Rob Lloyd has left after three years…
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