EzFill will provide regular mobile fuel service for Buggy, a car rental company for drivers of Uber, Lyft, and other on-demand ridesharing services.
Ryder System is using the Uber Central car service, part of Uber for Business, to transport drivers and technicians to and from Ryder and customer locations.
Don Burnett, who had leading roles with both Otto and Uber's autonomous truck division has announced $40 million in funding for his new startup.
In a statement, the technology company said it will focus its autonomous vehicle efforts on passenger cars for the foreseeable future.
Uber has announced a new fleet mode for its Uber Freight platform that will allow dispatchers to use the app to find, book, assign, and reassign loads for their team.
Through this partnership, Duqquesne Light Company and Uber hope to raise awareness of electric vehicles (EVs), promote their benefits, and increase EV charging infrastructure throughout the Pittsburgh area.
Mixed fleets with self-driving long-haul trucks and traditional human-driven regional routes could help the trucking industry address the problem of an aging driver workforce, said Uber in a recent company blog post.
In the latest fallout from the legal battle between Waymo and Uber, Anthony Levandowski, who headed Uber's self-driving technology group, has been fired.
Uber has quietly retired the Otto brand name with no word on a future branding for the autonomous truck developer.
Uber is looking to transform the world of freight transport much as it has changed the world of taxis with its ride-sharing app. Deborah Lockridge has the story on what the new Uber Freight is -- and what it's not.
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