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Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022. The app is available in over 150 cities across nine countries, including Ireland, the U.K., Germany and France. Beyond traditional taxi and ride-hailing services, FreeNow also offers other mobility options including e-scooters, e-mopeds and e-bikes. Founded in 2009 as myTaxi, FreeNow is a ride-hailing platform headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company has been jointly owned by German automotive giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz since
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Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022. U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft on Wednesday announced that it's buying European taxi app Free Now in a 175 million euro ($199 million) deal. The company said that the acquisition — Lyft's first in Europe — is expected to close in the second half of 2025, and that, once combined, the two companies will serve over 50 million combined annual users. Founded in 2009 as myTaxi, Free Now is a ride-hailing platform headquartered in Hamburg, Ger
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Table of Contents Uber Opens Up Its Waymo Robotaxi Waitlist in Atlanta Uber riders in Atlanta will soon have the option to hail a very futuristic ride. The company said Tuesday it's opening up its interest list for people who want to hop in a Waymo driverless vehicle. Joining the list will increase someone's chances of being matched with a robotaxi when the service launches in Atlanta this summer. This is the latest expansion of Uber and Waymo's partnership. The companies have already teamed u
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Table of Contents Uber Opens Up Its Robotaxi Waitlist in Atlanta Uber riders in Atlanta will soon have the option to hail a very futuristic ride. The company said Tuesday it's opening up its interest list for people who want to hop in a Waymo driverless vehicle. Joining the list will increase someone's chances of being matched with a robotaxi when the service launches in Atlanta this summer. This is the latest expansion of Uber and Waymo's partnership. The companies have already teamed up in P
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 12:11:29
Anvi Ahuja noticed a "freaky" new text message from a number she didn't know right after getting back to her downtown Toronto apartment last month. The text was a transcript of the conversation she'd just had with her roommates during their eight-minute Lyft ride home from a friend's place. "I was like 'who is tapping me?'" Ahuja said. "The driver didn't inform us that we could be recorded." Within a few minutes she called the number the text came from and heard this looping, automated messag
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-03 11:08:42
If you ever wished you could saddle up and ride a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog, Kawasaki has a concept that will make your heart flutter. It's part horse, part leopard, part robot and all wild. Too bad you can't buy one. Corleo is a four-legged rideable robot, the answer to the question, "What if we put legs on an all-terrain vehicle instead of wheels?" Kawasaki released a video showing what the concept would look like if it were fully realized. The trippy video features the Corleo and rider
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 22:00:03
Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent company Alphabet, expand into more cities -- and countries. On Wednesday, Waymo said it'll begin driving its vehicles on Tokyo's streets, making this the company's first international location. Waymo announced the expansion in December, which is happening in partnership with Japanese taxi service Nihon Kotsu and taxi app Go. Now, the US-based company is finally re
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Depending on how often you plan to use the eye drops and what you're using them for, a preservative-free brand may be best. Also, some preservatives are safer than others. Make sure to look at the active ingredients in your eye drops -- some chemicals can cause issues in the eyes over time. Eye drops may be designed to treat dryness, redness or other eye issues. Some conditions require prescription eye drops instead of over-the-counter ones. As allergy season kicks in, you might notice your e
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When a whole auditorium of people screams in disgust at the exact same time, you know you’ve got ’em. And that’s what happened Tuesday night at CinemaCon 2025 as one of the gruesome deaths from Final Destination: Bloodlines was shown in full. It blew the roof off the convention during a presentation that went heavy on cool genre horror. Warner Bros. put on a solid presentation at CinemaCon with footage from anticipated release, including Superman and F1. But horror was foremost on the agenda wi
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is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. The Switch 2 is getting an unexpected sequel to GameCube racing game Kirby Air Ride, with Masahiro Sakurai — the original Air Ride’s director, not to mention the creator of both Kirby and Super Smash Bros. — returning to lead development. Air Ride, launched in 2003, is a four-player racer in which players control different-colored versions of Kirby across various vehicles, a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 13:19:05
Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water Utah's move to remove the mineral has been criticised by experts, who worry it will have consequences for oral health, especially for children. Fluoride has been added to US drinking water since 1945 to prevent cavities. Governor Spencer Cox signed the ban into law this week, which will go into effect on 7 May. Other states, including Florida and Ohio, are weighing similar legislation. Utah has become the first US state to ban the use
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-27 11:00:00
is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber is expanding its airport shuttle service to include one of the busiest hubs in the world, New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. For a limited time, customers can grab a ride from specific stops in Manhattan or Brooklyn to JFK for just $10. After April 30th, the fare increases to $25, including taxes.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 05:32:00
As Walt Disney once predicted, Disneyland (and, by extension, Walt Disney World) will "never be completed." The parks will continue growing "as long as there is imagination left in the world." Disney's original theme park in Anaheim, California, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and there's a lot of new rides, experiences and shows on the horizon -- both at Disneyland and at the 53-year-old counterpart Disney World in Florida. From new rides and new lands to huge park expansions,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-30 22:07:00
Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo -- the driverless arm of Google's parent company Alphabet -- expand into more cities. On Tuesday, the company shared it's expanding into Washington, DC, and will offer rides through its Waymo One app there starting in 2026. Waymo currently operates fully autonomous rides for the general public in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. In January, the company returned to the nation's cap
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-01 02:45:32
The earliest memory I have of Snow White’s Scary Adventures at Disneyland is being in the shadowy, utterly terrifying woods with monster trees crunching all around the ride vehicle as the old witch jump-scares you for what felt like the hundredth time. I can’t tell you how old I was when I first rode the ride, but my first introduction to the hag form of the Evil Queen, even before I watched Walt Disney Animation’s Snow White in its entirety, was specifically the Disney Sing-Along Songs: Disneyl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 14:30:58
Release dates are some of Hollywood’s most valuable natural resources. Often the window when a movie is set for release, or if it’s delayed or advanced, can tell you a lot about what to expect when you sit down in the theater. Warner Bros. just gave its schedule a huge shake-up—and while you don’t have to worry about Superman, it’s safe in July, a few other films are not so lucky. Let’s break it down. In terms of io9 readers, the biggest and most disappointing move has to do with Maggie Gyllenh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 14:51:01
While Tesla is a popular car for ride-hailing drivers employed by the likes of Uber and more, the company could soon cut out the middleman. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the company's bid for a transportation charter-party carrier permit, Bloomberg reports. The permit opens the way for Tesla to operate a ride-hailing service to compete with Uber, Lyft and other established companies. Tesla employees would drive the cars, initially transporting fellow employees, before
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As Walt Disney once predicted, Disneyland will "never be completed." It will continue growing "as long as there is imagination left in the world." Disney's original theme park in Anaheim, California, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and there's a lot of new rides, experiences and shows on the horizon -- both at Disneyland and at its 53-year-old counterpart in Florida, Walt Disney World. From new rides and new lands to huge park expansions, here's everything new coming to Disney Pa
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Boride ceramic particle growth process schematic. Credit: WANG Zhen A research team led by Prof. Hu Xiaoye from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized high-quality boride ceramic powders with an Archimedean shape. These findings, published in the Journal of the E
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British Royal Navy Vanguard Class Submarine (via A3NAE4/ Alamy) Amid growing jumpiness over Donald Trump’s re-alignment with Russia, a vulnerability that has long troubled many in UK military circles is taking centre stage: Britain’s ultimate wartime deterrent - the Trident nuclear programme - is built on the assumption that Washington has its back. Could there be a scenario in which the US refused to give Britain the missiles it requires for Trident? “Anyone who suggested this a year ago woul
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-02 04:57:07
Hyundai Motor Company and Avride have agreed to jointly develop autonomous vehicles in a tie up that will deepen the relationship between the two companies. The deal will focus on autonomous vehicle technology designed for robotaxis. The two companies will also look into other use cases for the technology, including autonomous delivery services using Avride’s sidewalk delivery robots. Under the partnership, Avride will expand its fleet of Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles, which will be assembled at th
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is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Hyundai is teaming up with Yandex spinoff Avride to jointly develop fully driverless cars for autonomous ridehailing, the companies announced today. The partnership will enable Avride to deploy 100 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUVs retrofitted with autonomous driving technology this year. Avride currently operates fleets of sidewalk de
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Yeehaw, Austin! The future is arriving right now. Starting today, Austin riders can be matched with a Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) on the Uber app, making your next trip even more special. With Waymo’s technology and Uber’s proven platform, we’re excited to introduce our customers to a future of transportation that is increasingly electric and autonomous. In Austin, Waymo rides will only be available on the Uber app. Here’s what you can expect when matched with a Waymo vehicle on Uber: Requ
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Waymo and Uber's robotaxi service is launching today in Austin, exclusively in the Uber app. The companies announced their plan to expand to Austin and Atlanta in September 2024, and Waymo raised a cool $5.6 billion in October to help pay for it. Unlike the Waymo One service offered to riders in San Francisco and Los Angeles, interested Austin riders will get a chance to ride in a Waymo just by ordering an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric ride, similar to how things are
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-05 14:00:15
Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less dystopian and more real-world as companies like Waymo -- the driverless arm of Google parent company Alphabet -- expand into more cities. And on Tuesday, the company launched its partnership with Uber in Austin, Texas, so users can hail a robotaxi right from the rideshare app. Users can now take a driverless ride across 37 square miles of the city, with plans for future expansions. Waymo currently operates fully autonomous rides for the general public
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 12:08:26
Tesla applied for a permit with the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a transportation service in the state — a required first step if the automaker wants to eventually operate a robotaxi service there. Tesla’s application for a transportation charter-party carrier permit was first reported by Bloomberg. TechCrunch has independently confirmed with the CPUC that Tesla applied for the TCP permit in November 2024. The permit is pending and has not yet approved. These so-called TCP
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In Brief Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a week two years ago. As Pichai notes, the number of weekly paid rides has grown 20-fold in the past two years. In August, the company was pr
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Avride sidewalk bots will start delivering restaurant orders and groceries in central Tokyo this week through a partnership with e-commerce giant Rakuten, the latest commercial expansion by the Yandex spinout into Northeast Asia. The Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup is one of four projects under Nebius Group, a Netherlands-based company formerly called Yandex NV that sold off its Russian businesses in 2024 for about $5.2 billion. Since then, Avride has pressed forward with its autonomou
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Uber is moving away from its commission-based model for three-wheeled motorized rickshaw drivers in India in response to increased competition from local rivals Rapido and Namma Yatri. The ride-hailing giant will instead charge drivers a daily fee to use the platform and connect to riders. The business model change is the latest update to Uber’s business in India in an attempt to make the margins work. In 2015, Uber first launched its auto-rickshaw service in the market but suspended shortly a
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