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Uber CEO might “take leave” as rows swamp outfit
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Already senior vice president has quit


Techi-Taxi company Uber is going into full melt-down with one senior exec gone, and Chief Executive Travis Kalanick is likely to take a leave of absence.

Uber self-driven to fire Levandowski
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Wednesday, 31 May 2017 11:05

Uber self-driven to fire Levandowski


Our tech is independent


Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the star engineer who has been accused by Google of stealing trade secrets about self-driving cars and giving it to Uber.

Uber clocks 2016 revenue of $6.5 billion
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Monday, 17 April 2017 11:38

Uber clocks 2016 revenue of $6.5 billion


Loses 2.8B in the process

Uber has just released its 2016 revenues and the company managed to turn in revenues of $6.5 billion, reporting a $2.8 billion loss in the process. 

Uber suspends self-driving initiative
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Monday, 27 March 2017 02:13

Uber suspends self-driving initiative


No one injured at the scene or inside the vehicle


Uber announced on Friday that it would be suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona.

Uber boss gives up on Trump
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Friday, 03 February 2017 12:20

Uber boss gives up on Trump


Bows to staff requests


Uber’s Travis Kalanick has bowed to his staff requests and left President Donald (Prince of Orange’s) Trump’s advisory council.

Uber and Lyft account for over half of business travel in USA
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52 percent of work-related travel expenses

As of the third quarter of 2016, ride hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are now accounting for 52 percent of transportation expenses for business travelers, according to the latest numbers.

Uber experimental autonomous taxis pick up real people
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If you are loyal enough

Uber has started picking up passengers in its experimental autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh.

Nvidia signs deal with Baidu over AI
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 16:42

Nvidia signs deal with Baidu over AI


Self driving cars is the name of the game


Baidu is holding its world conference in Beijing today and has signed a partnership with Nvidia to build a so called “cloud to car” autonomous platform for car makers and for the Chinese market.

Uber self-driving Volvos use Nvidia Tegra
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Tuesday, 23 August 2016 10:59

Uber self-driving Volvos use Nvidia Tegra


Incredibly important win

Back in January,  Nvidia  revealed that it had a two Parker SoCs on a board that it calls Drive PX 2 and that the Volvo XC90 will be the first car to use it. A few days back, Uber revealed that customers in down town Pittsburg will be able to use Volvo XC90 cars for their Uber rides. 

Apple helped run Uber out of China
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Thursday, 04 August 2016 12:00

Apple helped run Uber out of China


Hard to find a good guy in this story

Apple's billion dollar investment in car-hailing app Didi Chuxing in May helped kick Uber out of China.