Alex Davies
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Driver-watching cameras are expected to jump by 500% to become a $1 billion business. These 4 under-the-radar companies are already conquering the booming market.
Thanks to new European safety regulations, driver-monitoring systems are about to be in high demand. These companies stand to win big from the boom. → Read More
FedEx is launching a machine learning system to generate more accurate delivery estimates that update in real-time
Testing has already begun with a major e-commerce customer, said Sriram Krishnasamy, CEO of FedEx Dataworks, the company's internal tech shop. → Read More
Insider Transportation: Uber's plan to stop losing money, auto stocks to bet on, and how to get a Rivian job
Plus: The Google bonus scheme that propelled its self-driving dreams, six women building the future of transportation at GM and FCA, and more. → Read More
Google's founders created a wild bonus structure for engineers to incentivize innovation. It made some employees incredibly rich, and also drove many to quit.
When core members of Google's Project Chauffeur threatened to quit, Google's leaders designed a novel compensation package that got them to stay. → Read More
Insider Transportation: How Uber nearly swiped Google's self-driving crown
Plus: Why automakers are poised for a great 2021, the startups that could deliver flying cars, and Elon Musk becomes the world's richest man. → Read More
$120 million payouts, massive egos, and prison time: The inside story of Google and Uber's war to own self-driving-cars
Google began work on self-driving years before any rival, but infighting and indecision left the program vulnerable when Uber came to do battle. → Read More
The inside story of how bitter rivalries and petty fights derailed Google's self-driving supremacy and cost Uber its shot at the crown
Together, Anthony Levandowski and Chris Urmson launched the self-driving industry. Their rivalry threatened to tear it apart. → Read More
Insider Transportation: Quantumscape's battery breakthrough, Amazon's Zoox deal, and more
Plus: Boeing's latest 737 Max struggle, where SpaceX will deliver Starlink, and more from this week's transportation news. → Read More
Insider Transportation: The tricky math of Starlink subscriptions, Tesla's missing millions, and more
Plus: GM and Nikola strike a nice new deal, we take a flight aboard the 737 Max, and we get a good look at a very big drone. → Read More
How we travel now: a guide for getting from here to there in a suddenly static world
We've past few months thinking about how get around amid a pandemic that makes a hazard of movement and connection, and what it means for our future. → Read More
Insider Transportation: the hottest startups ready to make flying cars real, the 737 MAX returns, and more
Plus: the logistics of moving a COVID-19 vaccine, Ford's big play for big data, and a truly terrifying Tesla Model 3 crash. → Read More
Insider Transportation: Starlink's pricing predicament, top electric aviation startups, how much Uber pays, and more
Plus, a VP at Tesla's key battery supplier explains the biggest challenge her team faces as it prepares for a huge wave of electric cars. → Read More
Insider Transportation: Tesla's big, bad battery plan 'stretches the bounds of imagination'
Get a full breakdown of Tesla's Battery Day, plus the latest from Nikola, Airbus, Delta, and more transportation news. → Read More
Tesla's $135,000 Model S 'Plaid' will reach 60 mph in under 2 seconds and hit 200 mph — and you can order it now
During Tesla's first 'Battery Day' event, CEO Elon Musk showed off a brand-new version of its oldest sedan: the Model S Plaid. → Read More
Insider Transportation: EV startups take a new road to public markets, airlines ditch change fees, and more
Plus: The 11 electric vehicle startups with the best shot at becoming the 'next Tesla,' Elon Musk's plans for a 'ravecave,' and more. → Read More
Insider Transportation: GM's risky battery bet, Uber avoids a shutdown, airports adapt to the age of coronavirus, and more
Plus: American airports rebuild themselves for the age of coronavirus, we review the Polestar 2, and Boeing considers a rebranding. → Read More
Alex Davies
Alex Davies is a technology journalist and the author of "Driven," an upcoming book about the self-driving car industry. → Read More
The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore
Travel restrictions are blocking some marine workers from reaching their assigned ships. That's forcing others on extended tours. → Read More
Sleeker Lidar Moves Volvo Closer to Selling a Self-Driving Car
Using technology from Silicon Valley's Luminar, the Swedish automaker plans to offer completely autonomous highway driving by 2022. → Read More
Covid-19 Spurs a Road Repair Boom—and Threatens a Bust
Empty highways clear the way for speedier construction projects, but loss of fuel taxes could bring them to a halt. → Read More