Based in Berlin, and with hubs located in major cities across Australia, the U.S. and UAE, chauffeur app Blacklane is one of the transport industry’s biggest success stories. The company, which has…
Toyota Revs Up Flying Car Plans with $394m Joby Funding
Japanese automaker Toyota has invested $394 million in Joby, a Californian startup specializing in flying taxis. The 11-year-old tech firm, which boldly markets itself as an air-transportation-as-a-service, adds Toyota’s cash to a…
Progress Speeds Up on Dubai to Abu Dhabi UAE Hyperloop
Five years after Elon Musk imagined the Hyperloop, two companies are vying to make it a reality between the United Arab Emirates’ two most prominent cities. The proposed Hyperloop between Dubai and…
Uber’s London License Appeal Begins Today
Uber’s appeal to overturn a ban on its operation in London begins today. The hearing, which opens at Westminster magistrates court, is expected to last several days, and represents the latest chapter…
Scooter Firm Bird to Hit $2bn Value with Huge Funding Round
Electric scooter startup Bird is on the verge of a $2 billion valuation, as it prepares to close a $300m funding round. The Venice, CA-headquartered company, which has already raised $115m, will…
Samboat Raises Anchor on European Peer-to-Peer Boating Expansion
The first boat Pierre Le Poulain listed when he co-founded Samboat was his own. It was 2014, and Le Poulain, then working in Paris, France, wasn’t spending enough time on the sea.…
In the Race to Build the Car of the Future, Israel is Speeding Ahead
Israel’s status as a leading tech nation is not in doubt. The Middle Eastern state of just eight million people, known as “Silicon Wadi”, is home to 5,000 startups and 750 venture-backed…
Apple AI Chief Unveils Self-Drive Tech Progress
Apple has shown a little more of what it’s getting done in the self-driving tech world. This week Ruslan Salakhutidinov, the company’s director of artificial intelligence (AI), made a presentation in California…
Volkswagen’s MOIA Debuts All-electric Ridesharing Vehicle in Berlin
German automaker Volkswagen has just taken electric ridesharing a step further, with the unveiling of an all-electric ride-pooling vehicle. The six-passenger car by MOIA, the company’s year-old mobility wing, will be unveiled…
China’s Bike-Share Market a Failure of Transparency and Tech
Bluegogo, one of China’s largest bike-share companies, appears on the edge of ruin, with its office empty, debts unpaid and its CEO suddenly absent. The firm, which has raised $58 million and…