Post Tagged with: "Uber"

How Techstars’ Founder Turned a $50-Thousand Ubercab investment into $250 Million

How Techstars’ Founder Turned a $50-Thousand Ubercab investment into $250 Million

From BusinessDen

Boulder’s David Cohen invested $50,000 in 2009 in what was then called “Ubercab.” This month, Uber went public at $45 per share, making that initial investment worth $248.3 million, according to analysis by The Wall Street Journal.

Why

May 24, 2019 - 11:06 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Transportation
Uber Exits Self-Driving Truck Highway, Kodiak Robotics Merges In with $40 Million in Tow

Uber Exits Self-Driving Truck Highway, Kodiak Robotics Merges In with $40 Million in Tow

From Wired

For the developers of self-driving vehicles, semi-trucks are a potential low-hanging fruit.

Although big rigs are imposingly, intimidatingly huge, they also predominantly run on freeways and other fixed routes that are simpler to automate. Fleet managers are easier …

August 16, 2018 - 1:48 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Transportation