When Devin Liddell rushes to catch the King County water taxi, gazes out his office window at 1st and Union in downtown Seattle, or waits in a long line at… Read More
Boeing and Porsche say they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the premium air mobility market and the potential for extending urban traffic into airspace. In short, they’re thinking… Read More
The climate crisis surged to the top of the tech industry’s agenda this week, encouraged by a groundswell of activity from workers at Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other big tech… Read More
We’re back with a new episode of Elevator Pitch, the GeekWire show in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts in the 32 seconds it takes to travel to the top… 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
Could this year be the year for Washington Hyperloop? For the fourth time, the students on University of Washington’s pod-racing team are taking aim at the top prize in tech… Read More
Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. See this story for more details about her proposed scooter pilot. Seattle is a city that invents… Read More
Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, laid out a vision for a huge fleet of self-driving electric vehicles that owners could share with friends or other riders, with Tesla getting a… Read More
For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart mobility hub. But news that Amazon plans to relocate a… Read More
Boeing executives said today that they would take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the company’s 737 MAX airplanes, after Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a preliminary report… Read More
For Cosmo King, maritime data is both personal and professional. King grew up sailing in Virginia and is now the owner of “Northern Lights,” a vintage Coronado 41 sloop that he… Read More
Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Rivian deal would… Read More
Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense competition.” Amazon listed “transportation and logistics services” as a business… Read More
Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which could start carrying riders as early as next year. The… Read More
It was just after 9 p.m. and there we were in Tukwila, having just finished a soccer match. Should we make one last break for a joy ride on Seattle’s… Read More
The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle may have been the place where a lot of us liked to be during a sunset drive. But the aging, elevated highway shouldn’t have… Read More
Colorado-based Boom Supersonic says it has closed a $100 million Series B investment round to support the development of a Mach-2.2 commercial airliner called Overture. The funding includes $56 million… Read More
As it continues to expand around the globe amid reports of a potential acquisition by Uber, transportation startup Lime today touted new metrics that reflect the company’s growing footprint. Lime… Read More
Uber has filed preliminary documents to take the company public in 2019, with a goal of debuting in March or April, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The ride-hailing company’s… 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
An ambitious plan from a Seattle-area real estate developer to build and operate a network of high-tech water taxis, ferrying passengers between its Southport megaproject in Renton, Wash., and the… Read More
Grab’s presence in Seattle continues to grow as the Southeast Asia ride-hailing giant today announced the hiring of Amazon veteran Mark Porter. Porter spent the past five years helping manage… Read More
Waze is expanding its carpooling service nationwide, and as part of the plan the Google-owned traffic and navigation app will offer rides to and from 50 Amazon distribution centers. Waze… Read More
Tesla’s share price jumped today as dramatically as it fell on Friday, thanks largely to this weekend’s settlement of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaints against the company and its… Read More
Tesla shares fell by as much as 6.5 percent today after Bloomberg News reported that the electric-car company was the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department, focusing… Read More
In the year since joining Uber as chief legal officer, Tony West has talked repeatedly about trust. “Uber survives only if people trust us,” he said in an on-stage interview… Read More
Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company announced a $9 million Series A investment round that included… Read More
There may not be a breeze coming off Elliott Bay the way there is during a drive along the elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct, but air will still be designed to… Read More
Update: Gabriel Scheer, Lime’s strategic development lead in Seattle, said an employee rode the Lime-S scooter to the University District mall. There are a handful of Lime-S scooters in Seattle… Read More
After more than two weeks of discussions, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says feedback from shareholders and experts has convinced him that “the better path is for Tesla to remain public”… Read More