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Survey says: Elon Musk is still the most admired tech leader among founders

Twenty-three percent of founders surveyed said they admired the Tesla and SpaceX CEO more than any other executive.

Trump’s pick for transportation secretary could be good for companies with self-driving ambitions

Here are some of her previous stances on issues that may affect the transportation industry.

Uber is deactivating New York drivers for ‘advertising’ for rival Juno

Uber objects to drivers having the Juno app open, showing its competitor’s logo and rider discounts.

Hackers took down the computer system for San Francisco’s Muni metro line

Fares were free on Saturday.

SpaceX will launch a satellite for NASA to monitor climate change in 2021

The satellite will watch how Earth’s bodies of water change over time.

Self-driving car startup nuTonomy will begin testing its cars in Boston soon

NuTonomy is already running a commercial pilot program in Singapore.

Here’s what it’s like to ride in a self-driving Tesla

The future, everybody.

Hyperloop One has settled the lawsuit with ousted co-founder Brogan BamBrogan and other executives

Hyperloop One CEO Rob Lloyd sent out a letter to staff Friday announcing the settlement.

Ford says Trump influenced its decision to keep a Lincoln production line in Kentucky

Unlike Trump indicated in his tweet, however, the company was never planning on moving an entire plant to Mexico.

Tesla’s shareholders approved the SolarCity acquisition

More than 85 percent of shareholders voted in favor.

Here’s another way Lyft is trying to make itself different from Uber

Scaling a driver and rider experience is pretty hard when your drivers are independent contractors.

Why wait for a new smart car when you can update your existing one?

With Google’s new Android Auto app, end users start to get a feel for what an integrated Android Auto experience would be like — but in their current car.

People can get free or discounted Uber, Lyft or Zipcar rides to the polls

You can donate to help subsidize rides for voters who otherwise cannot get to the polls.

Ben Horowitz joined Lyft’s board of directors

The company announced the a16z co-founder joined the company’s six-person board on Monday just weeks after Lyft hit one million new passengers.

Even Juno — known as the driver-friendly ride-hail service — has self-driving ambitions

Robot-driver tech is inevitable. Where does that leave human drivers?

Uber can now check your calendar to pre-fill your next destination

The rollout of Uber’s redesigned app starts on Wednesday.

Uber is partnering with GM’s mobility arm on a car rental program for drivers

The pilot program with Maven, which looks a lot like Lyft’s partnership with Maven, will only be available in San Francisco for 90 days.

Uber sort of enters the ‘flying car’ game with a 99-page white paper

It’s like Elon Musk’s Hyperloop blueprint except flying cars are already a thing.

The Hyperloop will take a lot more money to build than Elon Musk anticipated

Leaked documents from Hyperloop One show the high cost of attempting to build transportation infrastructure from scratch.

Tesla’s stock jumps after it posted the second profitable quarter in its history

The company posted $2.15 billion in revenue in the third quarter and earned 72 cents per share.

Watch Uber’s robot truck deliver 45,000 cans of Budweiser

2016, man.

Uber’s first self-driven truck delivery was a beer run

Otto, recently acquired by Uber, took a load of Budweiser 120 miles completely autonomously.

Does anything less than an Apple Car even make sense?

Historically, the company has believed in making the whole device, not just the software.

Lyft has hired two new key executives as it continues to lag behind Uber

Lyft’s CMO Kira Wampler and VP of comms Brandon McCormick are leaving as Raj Kapoor and Melissa Waters arrive.

Watch a Tesla drive itself on local streets

Tesla announced on Wednesday that all new vehicles will be built to be fully self-driving.

Atieva will launch its Tesla competitor by December

Its electric vehicle technology will also take to the track in next year’s Formula E.

Elon Musk says all Teslas will now be built to be fully self-driving

Musk: If you discourage autonomous tech, “you're killing people.”

Hyperloop One raised $50 million and hired former Uber CFO Brent Callinicos

The new round, led by DP World Groups in Dubai, brings the company’s total funding to $160 million.

Tesla rival Atieva’s first electric car looks a lot like a Model S

This is the first image of the Atvus sedan, which is expected to launch in December.

Elon Musk is pushing the Tesla-SolarCity merger through despite naysayers and lawsuits

Next up: Shareholders will vote on November 17.

This app will notify your family members and the authorities if your phone detects you’re in an accident

Driving analytics app Zendrive, which has racked up a billion miles of driving data, has partnered with family social platform Life360.

Elon Musk will unveil an ‘unexpected’ Tesla product next week

It’s Musk’s October surprise.