article thumbnail

Teslas are becoming a favorite among Uber drivers

Teslarati

As noted by Uber in a recent press release , drivers in 30+ cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Miami are able to rent a Tesla through its partnership with Hertz. This included Manuel Barros of Boston, a driver with 31 years of experience behind the wheel. It was a great experience, and still is.

article thumbnail

GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

Green Car Congress

Members can access popular GM vehicles for an extended time period without the commitment of leasing, financing or buying. Since launching in October 2016, Maven City car sharing in Los Angeles has experienced an average monthly member growth of 56%. In 13 months, Maven has launched three products and has grown to 17 cities in the U.S.

Tahoe 150
article thumbnail

Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

One consultant recommended Battery Engineering, a tiny firm based in a converted truck garage in the Hyde Park area of Boston. Nikola Marincic, working at Battery Engineering in Boston, transformed Asahi Chemical’s crude prototype [below] into preproduction cells. In 2016, Sony sold its battery business to Murata Manufacturing for 17.5

article thumbnail

Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

Cars That Think

I teach technology and information systems courses at Northeastern University in Boston. And, as the economist Bharat Anand points out in his celebrated 2016 book The Content Trap , proprietary complements tend to be more profitable than non-proprietary ones.

Design 110
article thumbnail

Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Cars That Think

We also know that Boston Dynamics is actually using only optimal control. This has been available already since 2016, but at the very low resolution, and only last year it reached the VGA resolution. But it seems to me that on the control and planning side, you’re still relying basically on optimal control. It’s around €3,000.

article thumbnail

Tesla Power Play: Why running a contested Elon Musk narrative is playing with fire

Teslarati

And in Power Play , few excerpts would be as controversial as a supposed call between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2016. According to the book, Tim Cook then had an idea: Perhaps it would be a good idea to buy Tesla. Elon Musk and Tim Cook together in a room during the Trump administration in 2016.

Power 128
article thumbnail

Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

will also power what happens behind the scenes at airlines and airports, said Gilbert Ott, director of partnerships at Point.me , which helps travelers find flights to buy with rewards points. It was acquired by Accor Hotels in 2016. Meanwhile, hotels are leaning into what distinguishes them most: the human element.

Egypt 97