Zoox started in 2014 with the vision of purpose-built, zero-emissions vehicles designed for autonomous ride-hailing, along with an end-to-end autonomy software stack.
Thuan Pham's resignation comes as the company is reportedly poised lay off 20% of its staff.
A core offering in Europe, Asia, and South America, Wunder Carpool enables companies to facilitate carpooling among their employees, helping to reduce carbon emissions, save on parking space and make commutes easier.
Even when compared to trips made in private vehicles, non-pooled ride-hailing trips on average produce almost 50%more emissions, a UCS found.
Since the vehicle does not need a driver, Cruise says its ride-hailing service will be a cheaper option.
In this partnership, Hyundai will produce and deploy the air vehicles, and Uber will provide airspace support services, connections to ground transportation, and customer interfaces through an aerial rideshare network.
Using autonomous Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles, the companies have started a pilot project in San Jose to test out their app-based ride-hailing service.
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.
Florida was an "outsized contributor" to the insurer’s Uber problems, especially in 2016, given a large number of uninsured and under-insured motorists.
Lyft purchased Motivate in 2018, which incorporated multimodal forms of transportation on its app, and worked to get the forms on other apps, like Google Maps, Transit, Uber, and Lyft.