FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco By Jane Lanhee Lee The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first to receive a permit to test cars without anyone in
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Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
Amazon hopes its Scout robots will carry packages autonomously the “last mile,” from delivery hubs to homes. PHOTOGRAPH: ROGER KISBY/GETTY IMAGES The companies are backing bills in more than a dozen states that would legalize the devices. Some bills would block cities from regulating them at all. IN FEBRUARY, A lobbyist friend urged Erik
To Beat Uber And Lyft, This Startup Vows To Give Its Drivers The Full Fare
Nomad Rides cofounders Michael McHugh (left) and Daniel Jones (right) launched the ride-hailing platform at Indiana University Bloomington. Uber and Lyft have handily deflected any competition so far. Together, the two ride-hailing giants capture more than 98% of market spending, according to analytics company Second Measure. Commissions for each ride comprise a significant
EBay takes a swing at Amazon with new Managed Delivery service
EBay sees an opening to take on Amazon with a new service announced Wednesday called Managed Delivery that the San Jose-based company said will ship products sold over eBay’s marketplace. Managed Delivery is set to launch next year with partnerships with third-party shipping centers in several regions of the United States,
Amazon will now deliver to the trunk of your Honda
Honda is offering Key by Amazon In-Car Delivery service for subscribers of its HondaLink® Remote Services connected-car system. The e-commerce giant's in-car delivery service now supports select Honda vehicles. Amazon keeps on expanding its delivery options, perhaps to ensure that you won't have an excuse not to buy that thing you've just
UPS launches drone business, seeks to certify multiple pilots
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of United Parcel Service is seen at the new package sorting and delivery UPS hub in Corbeil-Essonnes and Evry LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc, the world's largest package delivery firm, on Tuesday unveiled its drone delivery subsidiary and said it has applied
Carriers consider ordering mega containerships
Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders. Evergreen and COSCO, along with COSCO affiliate OOCL and CMA CGM, are all members of the Ocean Alliance; Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express are members of THE Alliance. The Danish website ShippingWatch said it had “market sources
Toyota will add automatic engine shut off and auto-park to all new vehicles
2019 Toyota Corolla The safety features could prevent "rollaway" injuries... Beginning with model year 2020, Toyota will include automatic engine shut off and auto-park features in its new vehicles. If a vehicle is left running for a predetermined amount of time, the engine will automatically shut off. If a driver exits a vehicle without
Toyota speeds up electrified vehicle schedule as demand heats up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp aims to have half of its global sales from electrified vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule, and said it will tie up with Chinese battery makers to accommodate an accelerated shift to electric power. The change illustrates both the breakneck growth in the
Robot valets may soon park your car at this London airport
San Francisco (CNN Business) - Travelers flying out of London's Gatwick Airport may soon have a robot parking their car. Later this year, the airport will test an autonomous robot that slides a large, slender bed beneath vehicles and totes them to spots in the lot. The airport plans to experiment with