With the latest U.S. employment statistics showing an increase in retail jobs, it could be reasonably presumed that some companies in the space are spending more by paying more workers. However, the additional fact that a particular retail-adjacent industry happens to be losing jobs could...
When the car-sharing service Zipcar launched in 2000, the automotive industry seemed to have little to fear. But the company was instrumental in shaping the modern ridesharing economy that even big players like Ford can no longer ignore; on the contrary, that company is taking...
Is the possibility of Apple creating an electric car merely a pipe dream for consumers of the brand (or a nightmare for prospective competitors)? Not according to Elon Musk, who plainly stated that it’s an “open secret” that Apple is developing a vehicle. The Tesla...
Is the future of auto sales in the online realm, or are there too many variables involved in those transactions to ever see traditional methods fully give way to new technology? With the U.S. auto industry coming off a banner year, the answer might be...
April 27, 2016
A number of companies are taking it upon themselves to get self-driving cars on the road, sooner rather than later. According to Reuters, Google, Ford, Uber, Volvo and Lyft announced yesterday (April 26) that they are forming a coalition — called the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets — to work towards the establishment of federal regulations related […]
January 13, 2016
Is the possibility of Apple creating an electric car merely a pipe dream for consumers of the brand (or a nightmare for prospective competitors)? Not according to Elon Musk, who...