U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement | Article
- www.army.mil
Uber and U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Army Research Laboratory, announced today a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to advance technolog...
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theverge.com
How Uber is moving the “blue dot” and improving GPS accuracy in big cities - The Verge
- The Verge
(2018)
GPS can’t see through tall buildings, so Uber set out to fix the problem using 3D maps, probability, and math. Uber is using occlusion modeling to improve GPS accuracy in dense...
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qz.com
Reputation inflation explains why Uber’s five-star driver ratings system became useless — Quartz
- Quartz
(2018)
Have you ever given an Uber driver five stars who didn't deserve it? If you've ever taken any ride-hailing service, the answer is probably yes. Uber asks riders to give their dr...
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bloomberg.com
Uber Agrees on Southeast Asian Sale to Grab - Bloomberg
- Bloomberg.com
Uber Technologies Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab and could announce the deal as early as Monday morning in Singapo...
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stratechery.com
The Scooter Economy – Stratechery
- Stratechery by Ben Thompson
(2018)
Scooters are everywhere, and the use case is amazing. What is not so clear, though, is how scooter companies can build strong businesses, which means consumers are the real winn...
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techcrunch.com
Uber’s self-driving trucks division is dead, long live Uber self-driving cars – TechCrunch
- TechCrunch
Uber is shuttering its self-driving trucks unit, a beleaguered program borne out of the company’s controversial multi-million acquisition of Otto nearly two years ago. The compa...
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techcrunch.com
Toyota invests $500 million into Uber – TechCrunch
- TechCrunch
Toyota is investing $500 million into Uber. Under the agreement, Toyota vehicles will be equipped with Uber’s self-driving technology, an unnamed source familiar with the deal t...
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innovationtactics.com
Business Model Canvas Uber
- Innovation Tactics
(2018)
Understanding Uber: The ultimate and most up-to-date (2018) description of Uber's Business Model including reference material for free download (pdf, ppt)
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youtu.be
The Economics of Uber
- YouTube
PolyMatter
Published on Jul 13, 2018
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Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber - interview 2018 - Stanford
- Stanford Graduate School o
“People often optimize for the role or for the company. The first thing I optimize for is who I will work with. Don’t bet on companies, bet on people,” Dara ...
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vox.com
California passes AB5 bill to regulate Uber, Lyft and the gig economy - Vox
- Vox
(2019)
Senate lawmakers passed a controversial bill, known as AB 5, after months of uproar from businesses and gig companies such as Uber and Lyft. The bill will require businesses to ...
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stratechery.com
Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Stratechery by Ben Thompson
(2019)
Uber represents something new: a company that is different than incumbents because of technology, yet not itself a tech company — just like the Venture Fund is not a VC.
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