Photo: UberEats in Marysville Uber's secret weapon appears to be its booming 2-year-old food delivery service. UberEats somehow has become the most profitable part of the business and will be expanding to 100 additional cities around the globe, according to a Financial Times report. Previously, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said UberEats was performing above management's expectations,
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U.S. probes air bag failures in deadly Hyundai, Kia car crashes
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday it is opening a probe into why some airbags failed to deploy in Hyundai and Kia vehicles after crashes in which four people were reportedly killed and another six injured. The agency said it was reviewing 425,000 2012-2013 Kia Forte and
Uber may offer its self-driving technology to Toyota
Lyft and Waymo might not be the only ridesharing companies developing self-driving technology with hopes of making it available to others. Nikkei has claimed that Uber is in talks to slip its autonomous vehicle system into a Toyota minivan, marking one of its first reported attempts to sell its tech to someone else. The Japanese paper
More flights cancelled as new cold snap hits UK
DHL targets e-commerce with ‘virtual delivery network’ service
Responding to demand for faster, more personalized service from customers, DHL has launched DHL Parcel Metro in the U.S., which the express company says is a fast and flexible service for online retailers that meet consumers’ increasing demand for same-day and next-day delivery. “E-tailers today recognize more and more that the
Florida bridge that collapsed was touted as ‘engineering feat come to life’
An emerging way of installing bridges was touted as an "engineering feat," a model for the future with safety at the forefront. Now just five days after being installed using that method, a bridge connecting a college campus to a nearby residential area collapsed over a busy highway, killing several people. The
Flight Attendant Dies After Falling Off Parked Boeing 777
The Emirates flight attendant was hospitalized in Uganda after falling out of an open emergency door on a Boeing 777 that was parked on the tarmac. An Emirates flight attendant died after falling off of a Boeing 777 plane parked on the tarmac. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Entebbe International
Plane Carrying Tons of Gold And Silver Bars Loses Cargo During Takeoff
Bike-sharing companies face an uphill ride in U.S.
A bike-sharing craze that has swept China over the past two years is picking up speed in cities across the United States, but with a different spin as tough local regulations rein in the roll-out of dockless bikes. Chinese startups pioneered dockless bike sharing: unlock a bike with your cellphone, ride
Nigerian Senate Passes National Transport Commission Bill
Abuja - The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the National Transport Commission Bill, exactly 10 years after it was first sponsored. The commission is expected to create a multi-modal transport system that will drive the nation’s transport policy and engender speedy economic development. After it was read for the second time on