Can artificial intelligence replace the owner’s manual? At the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, BMW is demonstrating a future version of its in-car personal assistant that uses… Read More
Peace out, ReachNow. BMW’s car-sharing service abruptly ceased operation Wednesday, ending a mobility program that included 1,000 free-floating vehicles used by more than 100,000 members across Seattle and Portland. A… Read More
ReachNow, the car-sharing and ride-hailing service that is part of a joint venture between BMW Group and Daimler AG, has temporarily suspended operations of ReachNow Ride, the ride-hailing component of… Read More
A giant shift is underway in manufacturing as sensors and robotics make their impact on the factory floor, and Microsoft and BMW want to help other manufacturers take advantage. The… Read More
With regulatory approval cleared, BMW and Daimler today revealed how they plan to invest more than $1 billion in a new joint venture that includes various transportation services across the… Read More
BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield, who helped the German carmaker grow its car-sharing service in the U.S., is stepping down from the role, GeekWire has learned. Banfield took the reins… Read More
Lime bikes, Lime scooters, and now, Lime cars. Lime, the high-flying transportation startup valued at $1.1 billion, already has thousands of shared bicycles and scooters in more than 100 cities… Read More
Today’s featured stories Instagram Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Systrom announces plans to leave LinkedIn aims to share its trove of intel on companies and workers through new Talent Insights too… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has some words of advice for companies navigating today’s tech landscape: own the process, be original and choose your partners wisely. These insights give a look… Read More
BMW-owned ReachNow is bringing its ride-hailing and car-sharing services into one app as it takes on Uber, Lyft, and traditional rental companies in the rapidly-changing transportation industry. ReachNow originally launched… Read More
ReachNow today announced a new partnership with Intel to provide easy accessibility to its car-sharing service at the company’s four campuses in Hillsboro, Ore. BMW-owned ReachNow has created dedicated parking… Read More
European auto giants Daimler and BMW, whose car-sharing services compete in Seattle and other U.S. cities, have agreed to combine their “mobility services business units,” in a bid to dominate the… Read More
Another technology company is aiming to bring Amazon’s Alexa into the car. San Francisco-based Speak Music, the company behind the Melody personal music assistant, this morning announced a new $50… Read More
Amazon just put out a flurry of new Alexa-powered devices and services, as the company continues to find new ways to deploy its digital assistant. For years, the Echo was… Read More
Just because you don’t own a car in Seattle doesn’t mean it’s any easier to park one that you borrow. But for BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow, new parking options are being… Read More
When it comes to in-car connectivity and navigation features, getting from point A to point B is nice, but what drivers really want is the ability to know in real… Read More
People flying out of Portland have a new way to get to the airport. BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service today opened a dedicated parking lot with 20 spots at AirPark, a facility… Read More
BMW is shutting down its “corporate fleet” pilot in Seattle, but the company continues to explore new ways to expand its ReachNow car-sharing service to enterprise clients. ReachNow launched its… Read More
RELATED: BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members BMW’s ReachNow just expanded the test of its new ride-hailing service, aptly named Ride, opening it… Read More
BMW’s ReachNow has moved onto the next phase of testing its Ride service that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting customers hail rides, opening it up to all Seattle members. ReachNow… Read More
For the last six months, BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow has been testing out a new service called Ride that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting customers hail rides within the… Read More
BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, today unveiled the first of more than 100 “Light and Charge” electric vehicle chargers coming to Seattle. The technology, developed by BMW, turns street lamps and… Read More
ReachNow is expanding its dedicated parking lots, known as “Drop Zones,” in Seattle next month. The car-sharing service, which competes with Car2Go, is opening up a new Drop Zone in… Read More
ReachNow is expanding in Portland. BMW’s car-sharing service, which first launched in Seattle last year, is now available in Portland’s St. John’s neighborhood and around the Portland Community College Sylvania campus.… Read More
Seattleites looking to drop in on the Capitol Hill neighborhood for a Friday night show have a new way to avoid surge-priced ride-hailing services or the battle for street parking.… Read More
BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service this week announced a new flat-rate pricing plan that aims to make trips more affordable for users. Instead of being charged $0.41 each minute that the car… Read More
As the headquarters for BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service, Seattle will be one of the first places people get to try out BMW autonomous vehicles. Steve Banfield, CEO of ReachNow, said Thursday… Read More
ReachNow is expanding in the Northwest. BMW’s car-sharing service today announced the addition of more vehicles and an expansion of the “Home Area” in both Seattle and Portland. In Seattle,… Read More
This week on the GeekWire podcast: Amazon is ‘radically simplifying’ how it assesses the performance of its employees each year — overhauling a controversial tradition that has emerged as an emblem of the technology giant’s exacting standards and hard-charging… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we go behind-the-scenes to analyze two of the biggest scoops of the week. First, Amazon has started charging non-Prime members higher prices in… Read More