The Verge

APRIL 12, 2021

Domino’s Pizza will start delivering pizzas via Nuro driverless cars in Houston this week as part of a pilot program, the company announced Monday. Nuro’s R2 was the first driverless vehicle to receive regulatory approval from the US Department of Transportation last February, giving it a special exemption from federal safety requirements.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The school’s leaders aim to serve a larger, more diverse student body in a central location, closer to more transportation options. ” Gage has already been part of the Amazon Expressions program, providing art classes to Amazon employees, since 2019.

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GeekWire

JUNE 24, 2021

SpaceX is getting set to launch scores of satellites for its Transporter-2 rideshare mission, and one of those satellites marks a milestone for LeoStella. SpaceX’s Transporter-2 satellite rideshare mission will also mark a milestone for Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc., Leostella Photo). for satellite design and assembly. .

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2020

We talked to transportation companies, city officials, and experts about what the future of micro-mobility looks like. Transportation has ground to a halt as widespread shutdown orders have shifted work and education online. Uber rolled out its newly acquired Jump bike-share service in Seattle in 2018. SDOT Image.

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2020

The city this week shared its first batch of reports from the groundbreaking program, which has drawn comparisons to “Minority Report,” the 2002 film in which Tom Cruise anticipates and preemptively stops crime. Bellevue is leading the way on this,” said Roger Millar, Washington Secretary of Transportation.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a series of tweets , the company said the GS1 simulator would “enable the team to practice ground ops for New Glenn’s massive first stage, including the transport from the rocket manufacturing complex to LC-36 for integration.”

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2023

Stevenson this week was named director of Sea.citi, a nonprofit that launched in 2018 and aims to help tech workers engage with civic issues. It focuses on issues such as housing affordability, climate change, transportation infrastructure and digital equity.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2020

An artist’s conception shows Spaceflight’s Sherpa-FX, the first orbital transfer vehicle to debut in the company’s Sherpa-NG (next generation) program. ’s first free-flying satellite deployer, which was used for a 64-satellite mission in 2018. “In-space Spaceflight Inc. Illustration). Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The event was organized by Amazon in the Community, a philanthropic program within the company. million donation to Seattle Public Schools and Bellevue School District to assist families in the company’s home region who are struggling to meet basic needs including food, clothing, rent and transportation. RELATED: What gives?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Lilium, the five-year-old venture-backed startup from Munich, announced that it will build a 56,000-square-foot transportation hub for its aerial taxi service in Orlando, Florida. Lilium says it will create more than 100 jobs, and the city estimates the transportation hub will generate $1.7

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Since 2018, Miami residents and tourists have been able to use mobile apps to rent dockless electric scooters. On Biscayne Boulevard, at whatever hour of the day, you see kids on these scooters,” said Díaz de la Portilla, who led the effort to end the program, according to Mass Transit. The scooter companies were incensed by the vote.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Washington’s recent spate of devastating wildfires harkens back to 2018’s prolonged smokey haze in Seattle, as captured here over Puget Sound. This summer, the accelerator accepted 10 early-stage companies in the latest round of the program. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Venmo will sort your purchases into a number of categories, including dining and nightlife, travel, bills and utilities, health and beauty, grocery, gas, transportation, and entertainment. This isn’t Venmo’s first payment card; that honor belongs to the Venmo Debit Card , released back in 2018. You can choose one of five designs.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Lai said the other founders include Rob Meyerson, who was Blue Origin’s president from 2003 to 2018; and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt , a geologist who set foot on the moon in 1972 and served in the U.S. ” He said the program worked so well that Washington Gov. Senate from 1977 to 1983.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

That’s a significant jump over the figures laid out in the first assessment of the state’s space economy , published in 2018. Grow local talent to fill workforce, including boosting the number of students in STEM programs. billion annually, supporting a little more than 13,000 jobs. As impressive as $4.6

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a press release , Honda says it has received approval from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to mass-produce Level 3 vehicles. Honda has been in talks with some of the top AV operators in the US, but has yet to reveal its own self-driving program.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures. “It was a big program with a big budget, with a big partnership with Airbus and Siemens and various other suppliers,” she recalls. By mid-2020, the project was canceled.

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GeekWire

JUNE 12, 2020

One of Spaceflight’s most notable projects was the launch of 64 satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December 2018. ” Blake said Spaceflight is exploring the development of new standardized deployment systems, new digital initiatives and other programs to make access to space more affordable and flexible.

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The Verge

MAY 18, 2020

A]lthough they are not standard in mainstream public transport, in an effort to continue to deliver the benefits of this new technology in as safe and acceptable a way possible, we are also adding seat belts to our US-based shuttles,” the company says in a statement. The newly added seatbelts won’t necessarily be mandatory. “[A]lthough

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2020

Lime will double the number of bikes available to rent in Seattle, but says the long-term viability of the service depends on whether city officials also allow its scooter-share program to operate. The Seattle Department of Transportation and cycling advocates have warned that scooters could make bike-share less appealing.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The new law requires transportation network companies to pay drivers at least $0.56 The legislation is modeled after a minimum wage standard New York City passed in 2018, though Council Chair Teresa Mosqueda dismissed the connection during the hearing. per hour minimum wage.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A University of Washington student at the time, Bube was walking near the Burke-Gilman Trail when she was hit by a bicyclist in December 2018. After completing the Jones + Foster Accelerator Program through the UW’s Foster School of Business, Sensol launched as a startup in the spring of 2020.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Back in 2018, it announced a similar scheme in partnership with Getaround in the US , but discontinued the consumer-focused part of the program later that year in favor of focusing on offering rental cars solely for its drivers. Uber recommends you book your car 24 hours in advance.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The maritime accelerator program first launched at the beginning of 2020 in partnership with WeWork Labs , the co-working company’s startup incubator. Entering the second year, WeWork is no longer participating in the accelerator and Maritime Blue has stepped in to facilitate mentorship and programming.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2021

We will no longer include marijuana in our comprehensive drug screening program for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation…” But cannabis industry experts along with attorneys who handle workplace issues believe there is something deeper afoot. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The automaker ceased production of Asimo in 2018 in order to focus on using the technology for more practical use cases in nursing and road transport. Lastly, Honda is hoping to put its work propulsion, guidance, and control technologies to work on a “reusable rocket” program, Frommer said.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Amazon’s annual revenue: 2022: $514 billion 2021: $470 billion 2020: $386 billion 2019: $281 billion 2018: $233 billion 2017: $178 billion 2016: $136 billion 2015: $107 billion 2014: $89 billion 2013: $75 billion 2012: $61 billion 2011: $48 billion 2010: $34 billion ? Shares of Amazon were down as much as 6% in after-hours trading.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2021

The answer appears to be no, if you go by the Federal Aviation Administration’s newly issued guidelines for its commercial space astronaut wings program. The FAA’s associate administrator for commercial space transportation has the final say. But will they all get astronaut wings?

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s also at a time when the view that ride-sharing services are more environmentally friendly than other modes of transportation has been contradicted by a growing body of evidence. The company will first focus on low-hanging fruit, like its Express Drive rental car program that allows those who don’t own a car to become Lyft drivers.

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GeekWire

JUNE 24, 2020

Accolade CEO Raj Singh speaking at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. million members across industries including media, technology, financial services, transportation, energy, and retail. GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). The startup will price 8.75 “The U.S. The company says it has 58 corporate customers, giving it 1.6

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GeekWire

MARCH 18, 2021

Launched in 2018 and spearheaded by some of the biggest tech companies in the Seattle region, sea.citi focuses on issues such as housing affordability, climate change, transportation infrastructure and digital equity. Sea.citi’s 15 member companies represent more than 85,000 local workers.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The new law requires transportation network companies (TNCs) to pay drivers at least $0.56 The legislation is part of Durkan’s “Fare Share” program introduced in September , which increased a tax on each Uber and Lyft ride this past November. The legislation is modeled after a minimum wage standard New York City passed in 2018.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Boston-based micromobility startup Superpedestrian is launching a shared electric scooter-sharing service called Link, which is built around the super durable and smart e-scooters the company announced in late 2018.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Supporters of the head tax rushed the City Council chambers during a vote to repeal the controversial legislation in 2018. Durkan spearheaded legislation that will establish a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and tax companies that operate transportation networks in the city. Taxing the tech industry. ” Tech hub turmoil.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

(Hint: They are in the real estate, consumer internet, transportation, clean tech and gaming categories). To put that number in perspective, that compares to a grand total of $2 billion that every Washington startup — 175 in total — raised in all of 2018. billion in the past 12 months. And that annual haul was the highest since 2000.

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All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In France, you can find one of the most vibrant startup ecosystems in the world, a strong research community, excellent energy, telecom, and transportation infrastructure, a very strong agriculture and food industry, and some of the most influential luxury brands in the world.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The council will almost certainly vote to adopt a minimum earnings standard for the drivers of so-called “transportation network companies.” ” The law is part of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s “Fare Share” program that already implemented an increased per-ride tax in November. On the table.

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