Competitors must capitalize on Uber’s AV woes

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Transportation & Logistics Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Ride-hailing behemoth Uber plans to restart its autonomous vehicle (AV) testing on public roads after a nine-month hiatus, according to The Drive. The company had suspended all of […]

How brands, businesses, and publishers can capitalize on the rising tide of messaging platforms

BII This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Nearly every major messaging platform has spent the past few years rolling out tools to attract new users and give businesses tools to reach those users.See the rest […]

THE CONVERSATIONAL COMMERCE REPORT: Chatbots’ impact on the payments ecosystem and how merchants can capitalize on them

BI Intelligence To keep pace with the ongoing shift toward e- and m-commerce, retailers are turning to chat apps, where smartphone users spend considerable time each day. One way they’ve been accessing consumers on these platforms is through chatbots, or software programs that use business-to-consumer (B2C) text-based messaging as an interface through which customers can communicate with merchants […]

GM Launches New Program to Capitalize on Growth in Freelance Economy

– Freelance workers comprise an ever-growing portion of the overall job market, and General Motors wants to rent them cars that they can make money by driving. – The company launched a new program last week called Gig. It allows freelance drivers to rent all-electric Chevrolet Bolt vehicles at $ 229 per week and use […]