New York taxi drivers launch new campaign to save their industry following suicides. LINK
Uber launches new campaign ahead of TfL hearing in June to continue operating in London. LINK
A group of cab drivers in Hyderabad India have announced they would launch a taxi-services aggregator app to compete with global players Uber and Ola. LINK
MIT‘s self-driving car can navigate unmapped country roads. It only needs its own sensors to travel through the backwoods. LINK
First on-demand self-driving service scheduled for Texas. Drive.ai is bringing free on-demand rides to Frisco, Texas. LINK
Elon Musk got into a war of words with Warren Buffett and over corporations using “moats” to fend off competitors. Elon Musk is launching a candy company to go after Buffett’s See’s Candies. LINK
While Señor Musk be trolling … Anheuser-Busch Orders 800 Fuel Cell Semi Trucks From Nikola (Not Tesla) LINK
- FLASHBACK: Tesla sued for $2 billion by hydrogen truck startup, Nikola (Not Tesla), over alleged patent infringement LINK
Transit X Wants To Replace Cars (And Subways) With Elevated Pods. LINK
Ford, GM, IBM Want Transportation To Run On Blockchain. LINK
GE Transportation Joins Global Blockchain Trade Association LINK
Italy’s electric highway that charges vehicles like real-life slot cars is the answer to driver’s ‘range anxiety’ LINK
Showers in subway stations? LA Metro seeks to boost hygiene for city’s homeless LINK
- FLASHBACK: Mobile shower bus to take to the streets of Brooklyn LINK
The secret to the self-driving car startup that the auto industry actually trusts? Company culture. LINK
Electric car startup NIO intends to start selling a car to the U.S. by 2020, but that won’t happen through a dealership network. It wants to sell to customers through a smartphone app. LINK
In a beautiful marketing gimmick, Tiffany blue taxi cabs & MetroCards are coming to NYC. You can snag a MetroCard on eBay for 30 bucks (of course I checked). LINK
