Global Technology MapShu Shu Shu information science innovation frontier2016 is about to end, for most people, this is a busy and valuable year, but for some companies, 2016 is not good. Today, take a look at the foreign media Marshable ...
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General Motors’ personal mobility brand Maven and Uber Technologies have joined hands to offer people who want to drive and earn money on the Uber platform the option to lease qualified vehicles by the week or longer at discounted ...
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Volvo is gearing up for a driverless car trial involving 100 cars that will be unmarked due to fears that motorists will bully the vehicles. The trial is set to get underway in 2018 in London, and will use versions of the Swedish ...
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Uber has lost a landmark tribunal decision in the UK, that will mean its drivers are now classified as workers, rather than self-employed contractors. That means some 30,000 drivers in England and Wales are now entitled to minimum wage, ...
Despite strong opposition from traditional taxi operators and some governments, Uber and Uber-type ride sharing services, have proven very popular amongst travellers, according to a University of Sydney Business School survey. The ...
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When you install a new or updated app that promises to work with Apple's Siri voice assistant, the natural thing to do is fire up Siri and try it out. Only, you'll quickly find either Siri has no clue what you're talking about, or it ...
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The new center will focus on "developing advanced technologies, including computer hardware and communications, audio and video equipment." Apple's not just going to assemble its hardware in China. Now it's also going to develop some of ...
Introduces Massive Update to Messages, New Home App, All-New Photos, Music and News & Opens Siri, Maps, Phone and Messages to Developers San Francisco — Apple today previewed iOS 10, the biggest release ever of the world’s ...
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Developers Preview New Ways to Use Siri for Ride Booking and Calls Developers are previewing new integrations with Siri that help you book a ride or make a call. With iOS 10 and the introduction of SiriKit for developers, everyone’s ...
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Grab, a rival to ride-hailing company Uber in Southeast East, has raised $750m in equity financing, increasing its total capital position to more than $1bn. The expanded, oversubscribed round was led by Grab's strategic partner SoftBank ...
Swedish automaker, Volvo has started, Drive Me, a public autonomous driving experiment in the city of Gothenburg. The autonomous Volvo XC90 SUV was finalized in Volvo Cars’ special manufacturing facility in Torslanda and is the ...
Google is reportedly planning to launch a ride sharing service in San Francisco, California later this year in order to compete with Uber and Lyft. If this pilot project is successful, Google could expand it further. In May this year, ...
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Volvo Cars and ride-hailing company Uber are joining forces for the development of next generation autonomous driving cars. As part of the deal, the companies will start a project that will develop new base vehicles, which can be ...
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Leading bed and upholstery manufacturers such as Ultra Furniture, Buoyant, Furnico and a host of other big brands are set to confirm Hall 5 as a major destination point at the 2017 January Furniture Show, which is scheduled for January 22 ...
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American ride-hailing firm Uber has raised $3.5bn from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. This is the first time that Uber secured such a huge funding from a single investor. The investment will not affect the company's ...
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