Transportation

Jul 2, 2018, 10:20 AM

Lyft joins bikeshare race with Motivate acquisition

Lyft is getting into bikeshare with the acquisition of Motivate, a company that operates large bikeshare programs around the country. Lyft… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 11:14 AM

Lyft raises $600M in race to catch up with Uber

Lyft has raised a $600 million investment round led by Fidelity Management & Research, the company announced Wednesday. The fresh cash… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 4:30 AM

Boeing HorizonX leads $16M investment in Matternet drone delivery venture

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken the lead role in a $16 million Series A funding round for Matternet, a California… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 3:15 PM

Microsoft and Toyota are revving up interest in hydrogen fuel-cell energy tech

Grid battery storage projects like Tesla’s 100-megawatt installation in Australia may be getting lots of press, but behind the scenes,… Read More

Jun 22, 2018, 8:39 AM

Police say Uber ‘safety’ driver was streaming TV show before self-driving car hit and killed woman

Police in Tempe, Ariz., have determined in a new report that the safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 10:16 AM

Smart commute startup Luum steps out of the shadows with big partnerships and expansion plans

For nearly seven years, Luum has been quietly helping big Seattle-area employers reshape the commuting habits of their employees. But… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 6:57 PM

Elon Musk: Chicago express tunnel could be started in 4 months, finished in 3 years

News Brief: Mark this down for later: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says the Boring Company could begin work on the… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 5:07 PM

TLDR: Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Chicago transit system, housing development as a service, Death Cab sings about Amazon

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 7:00 AM

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

Some of the designs look like winged motorcycles. There’s a cute mini-airplane with stubby wings. And a couple of the… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 7:35 PM

Elon Musk’s Boring Company wins the nod from Chicago for airport express link

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company is getting the go-ahead to build a multibillion-dollar express transit system between downtown Chicago… Read More

Jun 12, 2018, 11:42 AM

Elon Musk announces 9 percent job cut at Tesla in ‘difficult’ drive for profitability

Just days after promising he’d make Tesla profitable within months, CEO Elon Musk announced today that 9 percent of the… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 5:23 PM

Boeing HorizonX joins in $5M funding round for Kittyhawk drone venture

Boeing says its HorizonX venture capital arm is investing in Kittyhawk, a San Francisco startup that provides end-to-end software solutions… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 4:02 PM

TLDR: Elon Musk gets emotional at Tesla’s shareholder meeting, Microsoft’s underwater data center, Amazon’s $200 Echo Look

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 3:02 PM

Washington state makes its pitch for Boeing’s future 797 jet … with science!

Boeing hasn’t yet declared whether it will build a new breed of midsize passenger jet — variously known as the New… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 5:52 PM

Tesla turns back challenges at annual meeting, and Elon Musk bares his soul

Tesla shareholders at today’s annual meeting swatted down challenges to billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who laid out an admittedly optimistic… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 4:32 PM

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 10:49 PM

State of bike share: 10K bikes in Seattle — out of 44K nationwide — and 468K rides, study finds

There were 10,000 dockless bike share bikes scattered across Seattle at the end of 2017, nearly a quarter of all… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 1:57 PM

Boeing goes vertical and partners with Safran on auxiliary power units for planes

Boeing and Safran have set up a joint venture to design, build and service auxiliary power units for airplanes, marking… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 10:04 AM

Report: Lyft to acquire Motivate, which operates bike-share programs in several U.S. cities

It looks like Lyft is getting ready to keep up with Uber when it comes to ride-hailing companies jumping into… Read More

Jun 2, 2018, 10:54 AM

Washington Hyperloop unveils pod racer with thrusters for SpaceX’s next contest

The Washington Hyperloop team is counting on the third time being the charm. But it’s not just a question of… Read More

May 31, 2018, 10:11 AM

Taking Getaround for a spin: Can the Airbnb model work for renting your neighbor’s car?

Over the past decade, we’ve been conditioned to be comfortable with the notion of spending the night in a stranger’s… Read More

May 24, 2018, 4:44 PM

TLDR: How Europe’s new privacy law affects U.S. tech companies, Getaround expands to Seattle, ‘float’ above Seattle on the Space Needle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

May 24, 2018, 6:46 AM

Lyft joins bikeshare race with Motivate acquisition

Lyft raises $600M in race to catch up with Uber

Boeing HorizonX leads $16M investment in Matternet drone delivery venture

Microsoft and Toyota are revving up interest in hydrogen fuel-cell energy tech

Police say Uber ‘safety’ driver was streaming TV show before self-driving car hit and killed woman

Smart commute startup Luum steps out of the shadows with big partnerships and expansion plans

Elon Musk: Chicago express tunnel could be started in 4 months, finished in 3 years

TLDR: Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Chicago transit system, housing development as a service, Death Cab sings about Amazon

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

Elon Musk’s Boring Company wins the nod from Chicago for airport express link

Elon Musk announces 9 percent job cut at Tesla in ‘difficult’ drive for profitability

Boeing HorizonX joins in $5M funding round for Kittyhawk drone venture

Washington state makes its pitch for Boeing’s future 797 jet … with science!

Tesla turns back challenges at annual meeting, and Elon Musk bares his soul

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

Boeing goes vertical and partners with Safran on auxiliary power units for planes

Washington Hyperloop unveils pod racer with thrusters for SpaceX’s next contest

Taking Getaround for a spin: Can the Airbnb model work for renting your neighbor’s car?

Rent a car from your neighbor? Getaround launches novel mobility service in Seattle

From $1 to $2.25 — state seeks public input on proposed toll rates inside Seattle’s new tunnel

L.A. tunnel rides for $1: Six takeaways from Elon Musk’s Boring Company talk

Irish airline begins direct service between Dublin and Seattle, linking tech companies to outposts

Elon Musk sweetens the pitch for his tunnel vision with space travel (and candy)

Rad Power Bikes puts a charge into cycling and looks to upend urban delivery with new cargo trike

APiJET rolls out ‘Smart Aircraft’ monitoring service with Icelandair as first customer