NewsRepairSmith, flush with $42M in new funding, is coming to a driveway near youThe latest round of investors in the fast-growing startup includes two legacy auto companies, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Ventures.
TechAn elegy for Car2Go, the smarter Zipcar rival that lost its wayThis smartphone-enabled car-sharing service was a boon for the people who used it. Too bad Daimler couldn’t make a business out of it.
NewsMercedes-Benz might track your car’s location if you don’t make your paymentsThe repo man goes high tech.
NewsDaimler, NVidia, and Bosch are teaming up to build robo-taxis for the 2020sTwo auto institutions are joining with a relative newcomer to automotive tech to build fleets or fully robotic cabs in the coming years.
TechDaimler Is Getting Cozy With Turo In A Bet On P2P Car SharingThe headaches of renting someone’s personal car may prove to be too much for many drivers, but automakers are keen to test the waters.
ImpactA Digital Carpooling Network Comes To The U.S.Daimler is paying to bring Carpooling.com, a popular European service that connects people with cars to people who needs rides, to the U.S. It’s about to become even easier to get where you’re going without your own wheels.
ImpactNice Curves: Mercedes Unveils An Aerodynamic New Semi-TrailerCurrent batteries lack the oomph to power our freight-hauling needs. In the meantime, we have to squeeze every last drop of fuel we can out of them. These sexy new trucks should help.
NewsHe sold his mental-health startup to Airbnb, then relaunched it as a nonprofit with a bigger mission
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