Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race April 4, 2022 By Tina Bellon U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers...
U.S. to See ‘Meaningful’ Autonomous Vehicle Policy in 2020s: Buttigieg March 17, 2022 By Tina Bellon U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on March 16 said federal policy on autonomous vehicles will undergo “meaningful” developments in the...
Self-Driving Company Kodiak Robotics Hauls Freight For CEVA in Texas, Oklahoma March 9, 2022 By Tina Bellon Kodiak Robotics on March 9 said it has partnered with France-based CEVA Logistics to transport freight in self-driving trucks across...
DoorDash Paying $5M in San Francisco Worker Misclassification Probe November 22, 2021 By Tina Bellon Delivery company DoorDash Inc. is paying more than $5 million to settle an investigation by San Francisco into alleged labor...
Clock Is Ticking for Contractors and Workers Resisting Vaccine Mandates November 3, 2021 By Tina Bellon and Eric M. Johnson In Wichita, Kansas, nearly half of the roughly 10,000 employees at aircraft companies Textron Inc. and Spirit AeroSystems remain unvaccinated...
Uber Proposes Gig Industry Benefits Model in Canada August 31, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday proposed a plan for a flexible benefits fund for app-based ride-hail and food delivery drivers...
Ford, Lyft, Argo AI Collaborate to Offer Robotaxi Service in Cities July 21, 2021 By Tina Bellon Self-driving startup Argo AI, carmaker Ford Motor Co. and ride-hail company Lyft Inc. on Wednesday said they partnered to offer...
Uber to Share Sexual Assault Claims Data on Website in Deal with California Regulator July 16, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement with a California regulator for sharing data on sexual assault and...
Unions Divided Over Big Gig Firms’ Lobbying for State Worker Laws, Benefits June 9, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber and other gig economy companies are trying a new approach to ending their battles with unions, and getting ahead...
Gig Firms Know How to Fight to Save Their Business Model May 4, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers,...