Uber Enters Assetmaxxing Era

Uber Enters Assetmaxxing Era

Source: TechCrunch

Summary

TechCrunch Mobility focuses on the future of transportation and AI’s growing role in it.


Our Reading

The update arrives with confidence.

TechCrunch Mobility is back, still hyping the future of transportation and AI.
Because what’s new in transportation without AI, right?
More of the same, with a fresh coat of AI-powered paint.
The future of transportation is still just a rebrand away.
And, of course, it’s been this way for decades – the “future” just got a new marketing budget.


Author: Evan Null

The Hype Cycle Continues

It seems like every few years, the transportation industry gets a shiny new coat of hype.

AI: The Magic Solution

AI is the answer to all our transportation prayers, or so we’re told.

Rebranding the Same Ideas

How many times have we seen the same ideas rebranded as “new” and “innovative”?

More of the Same

It’s hard to get excited about the “future” of transportation when it looks an awful lot like the present.

Marketing Over Substance

When will we see actual innovation instead of just rehashed marketing slogans?