Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer In 2016, Uber submitted a patent application for an AI that would determine if a rider is drunk or high, and possibly deny their request for a ride. As Miami gears up as a prime destination for nightlife extravagance and large events that will most definitely involve liquor (such as this weekend’s […]
Asim Nabi/Contributing Writer Despite efforts to improve rider safety, students should be concerned after Uber released their first sexual assault report this year. Popular ride-sharing app Uber, amidst growing safety concerns, released an astonishing and anticipated 84-page safety report on counts of sexual assault and rape. An unimaginable 5,981 reports of sexual assault (includes 464 […]
Automation made the world recoil in amazement and concern at the dawn of the industrial revolution. If only they could see us now. We’ve come a long way from the cotton gin. Self-driving automobiles are now upon us; and although it would be nice not to worry about what consequences that might bring, words of […]
Milagros Viquez/Assistant Entertainment Director Isabela Vanga/Contributing Writer Although there are hundreds of restaurants located within a few square miles from any given residential area in Miami, millennials (those born between the early 1980s and 1996) are increasingly resorting to takeout via delivery apps, like UberEats and Postmates, among others. One out of five millennials orders […]
Shennel Sanyaolu//Contributing Writer The Department of Parking and Transportation held two events in the GC Pit on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, showing off their new Uber-like application for students and promoting the new mode of “luxury” travel FIU has to offer. The Ride Flag is an application students can use on their smartphone to get […]
