Phoenix news and trends

Waymo Returns Its Self-Driving Trucks To Arizona
Innovation // May 30, 2019

Waymo‘s self-driving trucks are making a return to Arizona. The company’s self-driving, Class 8, big-rig trucks haven’t been in the state for more than a year, though they were first tested in Arizona in August 2017. That initial project was stopped later on that year....

Waymo Expands Waymo One With App On Google Play Store
Ridesharing // April 16, 2019

Waymo, which recently became a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, is expanding its ride-hailing app in Phoenix and making it available on the Google Play store, according to a report in TechCrunch. The company launched its robotaxi service Waymo One in the area in...

Pizza Hut Is Now Delivering Beer With Pizzas
Retail // December 05, 2017

Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Pizza Hut has begun testing beer delivery at its Arizona locations, according to Tuesday reports from CNBC. Wine delivery is slated for availability in January. The company announced the test delivery service is live in the Phoenix, Arizona, area for consumers...

Car Rental Company Enters Self-Driving Arena
Partnerships / Acquisitions // June 27, 2017

Self-driving cars can be a scary concept to come to grips with, but with advances in technology, it may be here in the mainstream before long. One company that’s helping to bring that into the real world is Avis Budget Group. The car rental service...

Quick Reads
Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks

July 01, 2019
Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free lunch,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The report went on to say that “Opendoor, most recently valued at $3.8 billion, began firing almost 50 of its roughly 1,300 employees […]

Waymo Returns Its Self-Driving Trucks To Arizona

May 30, 2019
Waymo‘s self-driving trucks are making a return to Arizona. The company’s self-driving, Class 8, big-rig trucks haven’t been in the state for more than a year, though they were first...

Waymo Expands Waymo One With App On Google Play Store

April 16, 2019
Waymo, which recently became a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, is expanding its ride-hailing app in Phoenix and making it available on the Google Play store, according to a...

Pizza Hut Is Now Delivering Beer With Pizzas

December 05, 2017
Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Pizza Hut has begun testing beer delivery at its Arizona locations, according to Tuesday reports from CNBC. Wine delivery is slated for availability in January....