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The investigation is looking into a January 17 crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's side door of a parked car, which Zoox said was "suddenly opened." Also, once symbolic of a mid-2010s San Francisco tech bro, Allbirds is cutting costs to "support the long-term health of t ...  Show more

Uber and Waymo announce a long-term strategic partnership around autonomous trucks, Tecent will launch Honor of Kings globally, and Microsoft restructures its Mixed Reality division.

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(0:00) Introducing Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

(0:59) Uber's self-driving business: partnerships, market size, LiDAR vs computer vision, safety, distribution

(8:14) How self-driving impacts Uber's business model over time

(13:30) Other forms of transportati ...

How ready are GCC cities for mass adoption of autonomous vehicles? In this inbold episode, Ruggero Moretto sits down with Frans Hiemstra from Uber and Andreas Gissler from Strategy& Middle East to discuss the evolution of autonomous driving technology, regulatory landscapes, busi ...  Show more

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