Innovation

Upshift and Elmo bring remote control car subscriptions to California

Upshift has partnered with Estonian-based remote driving technology pioneer Elmo to launch remote control car subscription services in California. The collaboration marks a significant step toward scaling remote driving technology in the U.S. mobility market, enabling members to subscribe to a car that is delivered and valet parked on demand without a driver inside the [...]

Mar 26, 2026

How Upshift is harnessing teleoperations to reinvent car leasing for the autonomous era

Upshift is revolutionizing urban mobility by leveraging teleoperations technology to redefine car ownership and usage in cities. Here’s how Upshift is positioning itself in the evolving transportation landscape: The Power of Teleoperations While companies like Waymo and Tesla pursue fully autonomous vehicles, Upshift is taking a more immediate and practical approach with teleoperations: Teleoperations allow [...]

Dec 19, 2024

GM Shuts Down Cruise and Tesla is teleoperating their Cybertaxi: What It Means for the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

The recent decision by General Motors to shut down its Cruise robotaxi division marks a major turning point in the autonomous vehicle (AV) landscape. How could GM invest over $10 billion, only to walk away? The reality is that while the technology may look “almost there,” the final 1% of edge cases is where the [...]

Dec 17, 2024

Feature: “Top Seed Companies to Track” – Nicolas von Blottnitz

We love mentions. See our latest feature in Headline via Nicolas von Blottnitz on Medium TLDR: “Millennials don’t like owning stuff, especially in this new work-from-home world where individuals want the freedom to move between different locations. Within this, traditional car rental solutions are mispriced for monthly rentals — I speak from first-hand experience. Even [...]

May 19, 2022