When we end up in self-driving cars watching ads, Google will make billions. LINK
- FLASHBACK TWiM № 37: Audi is convinced that our future autonomous world will include passengers being bombarded with advertisements and it’s their job to be an adblocker. LINK
Qatar pulls out of subsidizing Washington DC’s mass transit to keep it open after Hockey Playoff game. LINK
Uber is subsidizing Washington DC’s mass transit to keep it open after Hockey Playoff game …. just days after city council was looking to raise the tax on ridesharing. LINK
- FLASHBACK: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund invests in Uber. LINK
The next billion-dollar businesses In autonomous cars? Safety & Compliance. LINK
Waymo Offers Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a Ride in a Fully Driverless Car. When Will He Accept? LINK
Uber shutting down self-driving operations in Arizona. LINK
- FLASHBACK № 74: Arizona governor and Uber kept self-driving program secret, emails reveal LINK
Toyota’s approach to autonomous vehicles looks more sensible after Uber’s self-driving tragedy. LINK
I’d be culpably careless if I don’t cover the Royal Wedding … Prince Harry drove Meghan Markle to their reception in a silver-blue Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero. The vehicle was originally manufactured in 1968 and has since been converted to electric power. LINK
Michael Cohen’s Russian born taxi business partner, Евгений Наумович Фридман, flips …. agreed to cooperate with investigators. Starting with his father’s taxi fleet, Mister Фридман began with 60 yellow cabs and expanded to 900 by 2015. LINK
- FLASHBACK № 72: Taxi companies owned by Michael Cohen … of D. Trump Stormy D pay off fame … just got hit with nearly $80,000 in new claims for unpaid taxes, according to records filed in New York LINK
The dirty truth coming for self-driving cars. Trash, odors, and bodily fluids. Will autonomous rideshares be ready for our mess? LINK
The self-driving car revolution needs . . . rental car companies? Someone’s gotta do the dirty work. LINK
Ford automated driving development partner Argo.AI is open to working with other OEMs. Despite a 1 billion investment it turns out that Ford doesn’t have an exclusive on the work being done there. LINK
Ford is falling behind in the autonomous driving push, Piper Jaffray says in downgrading the automaker LINK
Of course, Japan is planning a Hello Kitty Bullet Train. LINK
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations… Dog whistles to reduce teen loitering& mood lighting to reduce suicide by jumping in front of trains… which sadly happens once a day in Japan. LINK
The Transport Minister of Malta has announced a partnership with blockchain startup Omnitude to improve Public Transport Service LINK
DiDi removes creepy passenger attractiveness ratings after woman’s murder. LINK
Estonia is the first in the world to offer Free public transit … 24 hours a day, seven days a week. LINK
City in Indiana gives students free public transportation this summer. LINK
An energy drink I’ve never heard of is giving out free helicopter rides for London commuters this week. Now we all know them. Ahhhh … the power of Mobility-as-Marketing LINK
Boosted Boards founders launch a scooter-sharing service in DC. LINK
Lyft is eyeing its own electric Scooter service in San Francisco LINK
