Uber
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At the Uber Elevate conference last week, the company revealed that it is kicking off a test program that could one day bring items to a customer via drone in as little as five minutes.
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One of the more fanciful aspects of Uber’s flying taxi service is the concept of Skyports, which would be used as a base for electric aircraft to stay charged up and for passengers to hop on and off. Here’s a look at six concepts dreamt up by architects collaborating with Uber on the idea.
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Not to be pinned down by its continuing troubles here on the ground, Uber is pushing ahead with its flying taxi ambitions at its Elevate conference in LA this week. Among the news to trickle out of the event is a new deal with NASA, along with some flashy new concepts.
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It built its success on cars, but Uber hasn't been afraid to explore other forms of transport as it looks to stay ahead of the game. The ride-sharing company is now making a move into transport of the two-wheeled variety, with the acquisition of an electric bike-sharing service called Jump.
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The state of Arizona has acted decisively following the fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber and a pedestrian last week, with Governor Doug Ducey today banning the company from testing autonomous vehicles on Arizona's roads.
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Uber has suspended its self-driving operations after one of its vehicles was involved in a fatal collision, causing what is believed to be the first pedestrian death attributed to autonomous cars.
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Technology has the potential to revolutionize healthcare accessibility, but there are still gaps that need to be filled. Uber is looking to make some headway in the area with a new service aimed at helping patients get to and from a medical professional when they need to.
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Flying taxis still seem very much like something pulled right out of science fiction, but when transport heavyweights like Boeing, Airbus and Uber start pumping millions of dollars into their development, it might be time to take all of this a bit more seriously.
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Nvidia stands to play a pretty big role in the future of self-driving cars. Its AI chips are already the driving force behind autonomous systems for Tesla, Audi and Toyota, and today it has added a couple more transportation powerhouses to its clientele, in the form of Volkswagen and Uber.
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Without the proper insurance, a trip in an ambulance can be an expensive affair. A new study carried out by economists at the University of Kansas (UK) suggests that more people are avoiding these costs by turning to Uber when the situation isn't too dire.
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Uber recently announced it will be buying as estimated 24,000 premium SUVs from Volvo between 2019 and 2021. In a plan set to dramatically disrupt the world’s automotive market, Uber will fit the SUVs with its own autonomous driving technology and then send them out onto the road.
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A fanciful concept for so long, there are now some big names pumping money into flying cars. The likes of Boeing and Uber are getting very serious about putting them into the sky, the latter of which has just formed an agreement with NASA to work out how to manage all that incoming air traffic.
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