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After more than a decade of rivalry, Uber and Mexico City's licensed taxi drivers have joined forces through a historic partnership. The new alliance lets passengers book traditional cabs through Uber's app while keeping government-regulated fares.
South Africa just created a first-of-its-kind platform to connect fragmented innovation networks across the country. The hub aims to help entrepreneurs find funding faster and policymakers make smarter decisions with real data.
Paying passengers in London will soon experience self-driving taxis for the first time, marking a major milestone for autonomous technology. Uber's partnership with British AI company Wayve brings robotaxis to the UK capital within months.
Your pizza could arrive by drone in three minutes flat. Uber just launched Europe's first commercial drone delivery service in Ireland, bringing essentials from food to medicine straight to doorsteps.
Thailand is transforming how startups connect with global investors through a three-day innovation expo designed to turn breakthrough ideas into funded realities. The event aims to prove innovation's worth isn't just in creativity, but in measurable impact.
Egypt is teaming up with the World Intellectual Property Organization to transform its innovation landscape and climb the Global Innovation Index rankings. The high-level partnership aims to strengthen policies protecting inventors while connecting research to real market opportunities.
Young innovators in Malawi are getting new pathways to collaborate with Japanese partners through a growing innovation network. The initiative aims to turn award-winning ideas into real-world solutions through mentorship and sustained support.
Students in India and France can now collaborate across continents through a groundbreaking program connecting their school innovation labs. The ATL Bridge initiative opens doors for thousands of young innovators to share ideas and solve problems together.
While global tech innovation grabs headlines, Africa's most powerful problem-solvers are working in townships and informal settlements, turning necessity into groundbreaking solutions. A new approach called "innovation integration" could finally bridge the gap between grassroots ingenuity and formal infrastructure development.
Thousands of items have been left behind in Uber's driverless rides in just one year, from phones to an "I Heart Hot Dads" bag. The rideshare giant is turning the age-old problem of forgotten belongings into proof that its robotaxi future is already here.
Six Pittsburgh-area school districts just earned spots in a prestigious national education innovation network, the largest regional concentration in the country. The League of Innovative Schools connects forward-thinking educators to share breakthrough teaching methods that prepare students for real-world success. #
Women riders can now request female drivers through Uber's app across the entire United States, giving millions more control over their ride experience. The feature also lets women drivers choose to prioritize trips from women passengers.
Volkswagen and Uber just launched testing of autonomous electric minibuses in Los Angeles, bringing the city one step closer to a new robotaxi service by late 2026. The innovative ID. Buzz vehicles combine zero-emission technology with self-driving capability to reshape urban transportation.
Uber just announced it will incentivize companies to install electric vehicle chargers near driver neighborhoods across the US and Europe. The move could help boost EV adoption right when the market needs it most.
Starting this summer, Uber riders in Las Vegas can hail a ride in Zoox's purpose-built robotaxi, with Los Angeles joining in 2027. This marks the first time Amazon-owned Zoox has partnered with another platform to expand autonomous rides.
Uber employees are now riding in fully autonomous Lucid Gravity SUVs around San Francisco, marking a major step toward launching a fleet of 20,000 robotaxis. The driverless vehicles, powered by tech from Nuro, could be available to the public later this year.
Uber-backed Nuro just got the green light to test fully autonomous robotaxis on California roads without human drivers. It's a major milestone toward deploying 100,000 driverless vehicles across America.
Driverless taxis could soon become a reality in Munich as Uber partners with AI company Autobrains to launch Germany's first autonomous robotaxi service. The move could transform urban transportation across Europe if regulators give the green light.
Uber just launched the UK's first robotaxis in London, marking a milestone in autonomous vehicle technology. While safety drivers stay behind the wheel for now, over 100,000 Londoners said they'd ride in one.
Finland just became the first EU country where Uber Eats customers can get their meals delivered by autonomous robots. Starting in central Helsinki through a partnership with Coco Robotics, customers can now track their robot delivery in real time through the app.
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