Uber is conducting a pair of experiments to see whether its most premium riders would use 24/7 support features. The pilot was first reported by TechCrunch, and involve both a hotline and an in-app feature staffed by “specially trained experts” who are available to answer questions and field complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week….
Uber now lets you visit multiple stops on the same trip. To use this feature, hit the ‘plus’ icon on the booking screen, and type the location as you ordinarily would. Stops can be added before the journey, or while you’re on the road. Here’s how it works in practice: I can see this being…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday Sept 13th, overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to streamline rules governing self-driving cars. The legislation passed unanimously in a voice vote. In a highly polarized era, the debate over self-driving cars has been remarkable for its lack of ideological divisions. Self-driving technology is advancing rapidly in Detroit and Silicon Valley, and the sponsors of…