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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Dec 1, 2016, 10:32am EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 30, 2016, 1:03pm EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 28, 2016, 9:00pm EST

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

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 27, 2016, 4:17pm EST

Fares were free on Saturday.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 22, 2016, 6:22pm EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 21, 2016, 12:01am EST

NuTonomy is already running a commercial pilot program in Singapore.

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

by Kurt Wagner Nov 20, 2016, 11:00am EST

The future, everybody.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 18, 2016, 5:36pm EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 18, 2016, 12:45pm EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 17, 2016, 5:00pm EST

More than 85 percent of shareholders voted in favor.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 15, 2016, 1:55am EST

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?

by Bob O'Donnell Nov 14, 2016, 12:00pm EST

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 8, 2016, 12:47pm EST

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

Ben Horowitz joined Lyft’s board of directors

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 7, 2016, 3:55pm EST

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.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 7, 2016, 12:22pm EST

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

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 2, 2016, 12:00pm EDT

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Nov 1, 2016, 4:37pm EDT

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.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 27, 2016, 11:09am EDT

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 26, 2016, 6:07pm EDT

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 26, 2016, 5:17pm EDT

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 25, 2016, 1:15pm EDT

2016, man.

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 10, 2016, 8:15am EDT

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

by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah Oct 9, 2016, 1:39pm EDT

It’s Musk’s October surprise.