Last-mile delivery made smarter with transit technology

Once regarded as stubbornly resistant to change, transportation and logistics is fast becoming a high-tech industry as entire supply chains reshape themselves around the demands of 21st century consumers. Innovators and disruptors are working to build brand-new solutions to age-old industry issues, and they just so happen to be building the supply chain of the future while they’re at it. 

Mobility technology has exploded over the past several years, giving people the ability to hail a ride on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/last-mile-delivery-made-smarter-with-transit-technology

The fight for drivers’ rights heads to New York Supreme Court

A new suit in New York claims that rideshare companies Via Transportation and its black car-owned Flatiron Transit (collectively Via) have refused to settle disputes with drivers through arbitration and asks the court to either order Via to participate and pay for the arbitration proceeding or assign the suit class action status for the more than 800 members.

The case, Gideon Itenberg v. Via Transportation, was filed March 2 in New York Supreme Court (Case index number: 0651432/2021). Felix Lam...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-fight-for-drivers-rights-heads-to-new-york-supreme-court

Via acquires mapping software company Remix for $100M

Via Transportation Inc., a provider of on-demand shuttle operator software, acquired Remix, a road planning software company, on Wednesday for $100 million.  

This is Via’s second acquisition, after buying fleet management software provider Fleetonomy for an undisclosed amount in September.

Via was valued at $2.25 billion last year after a $200 million Series E round led by EXOR (BIT:EXO). Other active investors include RiverPark Ventures, 83North, Hearst Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital.

Remix...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/via-acquires-mapping-software-company-remix-for-100m

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