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Amazon’s Zoox starts testing its robotaxis in Los Angeles

Engadget

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received two incident reports involving motorcycles crashing into the back of Zoox vehicles due to this hard braking. The Alphabet-owned company provides this service in several cities, including San Francisco , Phoenix and Austin.

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Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to D.C. next year

Fast Company Tech

While the nations capital currently prohibits fully autonomous operations, a Waymo spokesperson said the company will work closely with local policymakers over the coming year to help formalize necessary regulations. Waymo, Alphabets autonomous vehicle company, plans to expand its ride-hailing service, Waymo One , to Washington, D.C.

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Waymo pulls back the curtain on 6.1 million miles of self-driving car data in Phoenix

The Verge

Over 21 months in Arizona, Waymo’s vehicles were involved in 47 collisions and near-misses, none of which resulted in injuries In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes and 29 near-miss collisions during 2019 and the first nine months of 2020.

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December’s Cardinals vs. 49ers game will skip national TV for Prime Video and Twitch

The Verge

On December 26th, the Arizona Cardinals / San Francisco 49ers game will skip national television networks entirely and head to Prime Video, Twitch, and two local affiliates as part of Amazon’s recently expanded deal with the NFL. Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images.

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Philanthropy Cloud Adds New Volunteer Management Capabilities for National Volunteer Week

Saleforce Nonprofit

For this week’s National Volunteer Week, we’re launching the next phase of our partnership with Salesforce.org. Vaccination Volunteering in Phoenix. HandsOn Greater Phoenix has been engaging and deploying volunteers with HandsOn Connect since 2011. The result of these efforts in March 2021 alone was astronomical.

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The Lukens Company, Phoenix Innovate Strike A Deal

The NonProfit Times

Several assets of fundraising firm The Lukens Company have been acquired by the agency Phoenix Innovate. The Lukens Company’s clients are solely in the charitable space while Phoenix Innovate has both commercial and nonprofit clients. The Lukens Company has some national nonprofits while Phoenix Innovate is mostly regional.

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Join Us! Nat'l VOAD Conference

VisionLink

Join us Monday, May 6th - Thursday, May 9th, in Phoenix, Arizona, for the annual NVOAD conference. This annual gathering of Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster is the nation's leading gathering of non-profit and faith-based disaster response agencies.