Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back! After what I think was our first-ever break, Kate Clark and I sat down to dig into the latest startup venture news. There was a lot. We had to skip a few rounds to squeeze the […]
View More More scooter dollars, Slack’s revenue projections, and the IPO traffic jamCategory: Chariot
More scooter dollars, Slack’s revenue projections, and the IPO traffic jam
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back! After what I think was our first-ever break, Kate Clark and I sat down to dig into the latest startup venture news. There was a lot. We had to skip a few rounds to squeeze the […]
View More More scooter dollars, Slack’s revenue projections, and the IPO traffic jamFord is shutting down its Chariot shuttle service
Ford is shutting down Chariot, the shuttle startup that it purchased just two years ago that was supposed to be a part of the automaker’s fresh effort to move beyond the traditional business of buying and selling cars. Chariot will end service on commuter routes in the U.K. on January 25, according to a company […]
View More Ford is shutting down its Chariot shuttle serviceChariot will start providing transportation data to SF
Chariot, the commuter shuttle provider owned by Ford, has received a private transit program permit to operate more safely and ideally have less of an impact on public transit in San Francisco. As part of the program, Chariot cannot make stops in crosswalks, traffic lanes and Muni stops. Instead, Chariot must load and unload passengers […]
View More Chariot will start providing transportation data to SFChariot co-founder and CEO Ali Vahabzadeh left Ford at the beginning of February
As automakers continue to work on their strategies for the next generation of transportation, one of the biggies is making a change to its leadership structure. Ali Vahabzadeh, the CEO and co-founder of ride-sharing startup Chariot, which Ford acquired Chariot in September 2016, has left the company. “We thank Ali for his passion and dedication to building Chariot into the growing… Read More
Ford X incubator will research new transit ideas
Ford is getting experimental.
It acquired two companies to jumpstart an incubator for transit ideas called Ford X.
The new team (with a name reminiscent of Google X) will look into new products and services with a focus on mobility businesses l…
Chariot expands to Columbus, Ohio with JPMorgan Chase commuter shuttle
Ford’s Chariot shared commuter shuttle service is expanding to its latest new market: Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus launch is in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, and initial service in the area will be specifically a shuttle for the company’s 400 Corporate Center employees located within the city. Read More
Valet startup Zirx relaunches as Stratim, a mobility service for GM’s Maven, Ford’s Chariot and others
When Zirx announced last February its plans to shut down its on-demand valet parking startup, it wasn’t clear what the company meant when it said it would focus on the enterprise. Today, Zirx co-founder Sean Behr is pulling the curtains off of Stratim, a platform for enterprise clients to manage their car fleets. Over the last year or so, Stratim has been conducting pilot tests with… Read More