Obi ridesharing report shows that people are paying more and waiting a longer time for rides from Waymo versus Uber. Obi is a global real-time aggregator that compares millions of pricing and pick-up (ETA) data points providing consumers and businesses with actionable data. The free consumer app allows riders to compare taxis, black cars and …
Tesla just added full Robotaxi functionality in the latest app update—quietly prepping for launch next month. There is the need for Tesla to launch Supervised and unsupervised ridesharing in June in Austin. The launch of supervised and unsupervised is not really a choice. Tesla plans to start day one with 10-20 unsupervised vehicles. The issue …
Self-driving vehicle start-up Aurora bought Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG), which works on self-driving technology. Uber is investing $400 million into Aurora. The Aurora Driver (self-driving system) consists of sensors that perceive the world, software that plans a safe path through it, and the computer that powers and integrates them both with the vehicle. …
Spaceflight Industries offers routine, cost-effective access to space by maximizing rocket ridesharing. Spaceflight to assist in identifying, booking and managing rideshare launches. They have a straightforward and cost-effective suite of products and services including state-of-the-art satellite infrastructure, rideshare launch offerings, payload integration and global communications networks, Spaceflight enables commercial, non-profit organizations and government entities to …
A recent Goldman Sachs study projected that the worldwide ride-sharing market could grow eight-fold by the year 2030, reaching $285 billion annually. Currently ridesharing is about $36 billion. Right now, they estimate the global taxi market is worth $108 billion, which is triple the size of the $36-billion ride-hailing market. At the same time, they …