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Revel shutters rideshare business, pivots to EV charging

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-26 08:04:26

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Revel is shutting down its ridehail business, citing heightened competition from rideshare leaders like Uber and Lyft. The company, which began as an electric moped business before shifting to rideshare, plans to pivot to electric vehic

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Revel is ending its ridesharing operation to focus on EV charging

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-26 12:18:14

Revel Transit is shutting down its rideshare operation in NYC, as reported by Bloomberg. The company will instead focus its efforts on EV charging. It's also seeking buyers for its fleet, including the 165 for-hire vehicle license plates it owns. "At the end of the day, rideshare is a very competitive market and asset-heavy. It’s low margin," CEO Frank Reig said. “We have made the difficult decision that the best way we can keep the EV transition moving forward is by ending our rideshare servic

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Horrifying Video Shows Amusement Park Ride Breaking Apart Mid-Ride

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-12 11:05:02

Thankfully, nobody died. Snapped in Half Terrifying video footage going viral on social media shows an amusement park ride splitting in half and collapsing in western Saudi Arabia. The video shows the "360 Big Pendulum" ride failing dramatically, sending passengers crashing to the ground. As ABC News reports, the incident occurred in the city of Taif, roughly a 2.5-hour drive east of Jeddah. More than 20 people were injured, forcing the entire amusement park, Green Mountain Resort, to close

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Peacock feathers can emit laser beams

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-17 10:12:00

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. Per the authors, it's the first example of a biolaser cavity within the animal kingdom. As previously reported, the bright iridescent colors in things like peacock feathers and butterfly wings don't come from any pigment molecules but from how they are structured. The scales of chitin

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Waymo Is Crushing Tesla in the Robotaxi Race

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-01 08:57:09

The future of getting from A to B without touching the steering wheel is finally here. And it’s a fight between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest names. On one side: Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving division that has spent over a decade perfecting robotaxis and just crossed 100 million driverless miles on public roads. On the other: Tesla, with Elon Musk promising a future where your car earns money for you while you sleep. Waymo Expands While Tesla Launches Big (and a Little Vulgar) In Austin, Te

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I extracted the safety filters from Apple Intelligence models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-03 21:50:02

Decrypted Generative Model safety files for Apple Intelligence containing filters Structure decrypted_overrides/ : Contains decrypted overrides for various models. com.apple.*/ : Directory named using the Asset Specifier assosciated with the safety info Info.plist : Contains metadata for the override AssetData/ : Contains the decrypted JSON files : Contains decrypted overrides for various models. get_key_lldb.py : Script to get the encryption key (see usage info below) : Script to get the en

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Uber, Waymo robotaxi service opens to passengers in Atlanta

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2026-02-28 14:00:01

Uber and Alphabet's Waymo are now offering robotaxi rides to the public in Atlanta, as the companies continue expansion of their partnership. The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport. The vehicles feature Waymo's driverless technology, known as the Waymo Driver, integrated into battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs. The companies said in September that they would be jointly br

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Tesla’s robotaxis have already caught the attention of federal safety regulators

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-02-28 22:44:39

Federal safety regulators have reached out to Tesla a day after the automaker began providing rides in its branded robotaxis in Austin. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contacted Tesla after numerous videos posted online appear to show Tesla robotaxis violating traffic laws in South Austin, where the company is providing rides to invited customers. Bloomberg was the first to report that NHTSA reached out to Tesla. NHTSA confirmed to TechCrunch that is has contacted the au

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Tesla’s first robotaxi rides will have a ‘safety monitor’ in the passenger seat

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-05 03:50:53

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Tesla has begun sending out invitations for its highly anticipated robotaxi service, but there’s one significant caveat: it’s installing a “safety monitor” in the front passenger seat, as previously reported by Electrek. The invites, which were sent to Tesla influencers and investors, say the human monitor will “accompany you on your trip” when ride

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Waymo expands service area around San Francisco and Los Angeles

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-11 19:08:11

Waymo is expanding its service area in two major metropolitan parts of California, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company is bringing its robotaxis to several new cities and neighborhoods around Los Angeles and San Francisco. Beginning today, riders along the San Francisco Peninsula in cities like Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae and Burlingame will be able to try out a Waymo driverless cab. The same goes for Silicon Valley locations like Palo Alto and Menlo Park. R

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway

news.ycombinator.com Sean O'Kane 2026-03-12 22:19:43

A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expe

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2026-03-19 11:00:00

A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expe

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Latest Tech News

Revel shutters rideshare business, pivots to EV charging

Revel is ending its ridesharing operation to focus on EV charging

Horrifying Video Shows Amusement Park Ride Breaking Apart Mid-Ride

Peacock feathers can emit laser beams

Waymo Is Crushing Tesla in the Robotaxi Race

I extracted the safety filters from Apple Intelligence models

Uber, Waymo robotaxi service opens to passengers in Atlanta

Tesla’s robotaxis have already caught the attention of federal safety regulators

Tesla’s first robotaxi rides will have a ‘safety monitor’ in the passenger seat

Waymo expands service area around San Francisco and Los Angeles

Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway

Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

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