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Ride Share Prohibition. Tesla owners cannot use their vehicles for gig economy endeavors like Uber or Lyft.
Ride Sharing a Tesla is only ok if its done within the Tesla Network.
Unforcement mechanism: unknown
Tech Times | No Ridesharing: Tesla Bans Drivers From Using Tesla Cars For Uber Or Lyft
Utility Dive | How the coming boom in electric and self-driving vehicles will transform the grid
Americans for Tax Reform | Another Win for the Sharing Economy
When did Uber and Lyft discuss a move into healthcare transportation? At Boston’s U.S. DPharm Disruptive Innovation gathering
Uber‘s launch: Circulation, an on-demand convenient and efficient ride-booking solution dedicated for the healthcare industry.
Lyft offers data: 30% wait-time reduction, a 32% cost savings & 80% improvement in patient satisfaction.
The Car Company & Intelligence Chief who joined forces: Volkswagen & former head of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency
New Joint Venture: CyMotive Technologies
The goal: Securing automated and self driving vehicles
Reuters | Volkswagen sets up cyber security firm with ex-Israeli spy chief
The Port of Houston and researchers at Texas A&M Transportation Institute generated Freight Shuttle International entered into an agreement to start testing.
3 Ways this shuttle project will revolutionize freight, disrupting the industry:
Pittsburgh is home to a new fleet of Uber’s self-driving taxis. For the Ying of self driving taxis, is the Yang of safety experts.
The safety concerns:
What‘s the lawsuit about? 8 auto title companies say the TX DMV auto title fees limits put the companies out of business
When did Texas Legislature pass a law to allow DMV to limit the fees? 2013
What’s the pro argument for private auto title processors? It will be an added cost to the counties if they begin processing all auto titles
Texas Tribune | Auto Title Companies Sue Texas DMV Over New Fee Limit
The Company: HopSkipDrive
The company’s objective: To be the Uber for kids and requires secret passwords for drives and the kids are followed via GPS
Founders: 3 mothers who needed to get their kids to soccer, football, ballet etc…
How it differs from ride share: it schedules rides and is not on demand ride service
What companies are driving the push for driverless big trucks?
Why is the big truck industry moving fast toward driverless semis? Constant shortage of truck drivers
What incremental changes have occurred in trucking? Much like driver aided features in consumer cars, trucking has added “Advanced Driver Assistance Systems”