All-electric Ioniq 5 robotaxi to join Lyft ride-hailing service in the US

Hyundai launched the first vehicle in its new all-electric Ioniq brand back in February, the almost-true-to-concept Ioniq 5 hatchback. And now the company has partnered with autonomous vehicle company Motional to put the shapely EV to work as a robotax… Continue reading All-electric Ioniq 5 robotaxi to join Lyft ride-hailing service in the US

Ford’s vehicles to offer autonomous ride-hailing through Lyft

Back in 2017, Ford made a significant investment in an artificial intelligence startup called Argo that harbored big ambitions in the self-driving vehicle space. The pair are now bringing Lyft into the fold in an effort to deploy autonomous ride-hailin… Continue reading Ford’s vehicles to offer autonomous ride-hailing through Lyft

Lyft ups the motor power for first in-house rideshare ebike

The global pandemic has caused many commuters to rethink how they get to work, with micromobility booming as a result. But not everyone can afford the often high price tags hanging from the handlebars of such things as ebikes, which is where short-term… Continue reading Lyft ups the motor power for first in-house rideshare ebike

AWS expands on SageMaker capabilities with end-to-end features for machine learning

Nearly three years after it was first launched, Amazon Web Services’ SageMaker platform has gotten a significant upgrade in the form of new features making it easier for developers to automate and scale each step of the process to build new automation and machine learning capabilities, the company said. As machine learning moves into the […] Continue reading AWS expands on SageMaker capabilities with end-to-end features for machine learning

Alfred Jones Talks About the Challenges of Designing Fully Self-Driving Vehicles

The leap to self-driving cars could be as game-changing as the one from horse power to engine power. If cars prove able to drive themselves better than humans do, the safety gains could be enormous: auto accidents were the #8 cause of death worldwide in 2016. And who doesn’t want …read more

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Alfred Jones and Kipp Bradford to Deliver Keynotes at Remoticon Next Week

There’s just one week left until Hackaday Remoticon, our online gathering in place of our traditional in-person conference during this time of social distancing. Joining the more than 20 hands-on workshops that make up the bulk of Remoticon, we’re excited to announce the two keynote speakers who will be taking …read more

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Uber to file federal suit against Los Angeles over users’ real-time location data

Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn’t good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it’s good for is surveillance. Continue reading Uber to file federal suit against Los Angeles over users’ real-time location data

Study finds ride-hailing trips result in 69 percent more CO2 emissions

As ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have surged in popularity in the past decade, so too has the emissions arising from the transportation sector, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The researchers conducted an an… Continue reading Study finds ride-hailing trips result in 69 percent more CO2 emissions