At Chariot, we're focused on creating the world's first self-sustainable mass-transit system that relieves congestion while offering a comfortable, personalized commuting experience.
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2014
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | ChinaRock ... | crcmventur... |
| 21.07.2020 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Steelhead ... | steelheadv... |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.01.2019 | Top startup news for today, Friday, January 11, 2019 | Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, January 11. Chariot, a Ford-owned private bus startup for commuters, is shutting down. Chariot, the private bus startup acquired by Ford Motors for $... |
| 10.01.2019 | Ford is shutting down its Chariot shuttle service | Ford is shutting down Chariot, the shuttle startup that it purchased just two years ago that was supposed to be a part of the automaker’s fresh effort to move beyond the traditional business of buying and selling cars. Chariot will end serv... |
| 02.08.2018 | A VC reveals how she picked her most successful investment before the company was acquired for $65 million - and the one thing the founder did that swept investors off their feet | Advertisement Urban Innovation Fund Julie Lein (left) and Clara Brenner are the cofounders and managing partners of Urban Innovation Fund. One of the primary functions of a venture capitalist's job is to spot the next big thing before it's ... |
| 22.03.2018 | MTA adds transparency with launch of a new performance dashboard | New York City government took another step forward in its ongoing push for transparency in how its services operate yesterday, this time with the unveiling of a website that tracks the performance of MTA buses. The dashboard measures and di... |
| 20.02.2018 | Chariot co-founder and CEO Ali Vahabzadeh left Ford at the beginning of February | As automakers continue to work on their strategies for the next generation of transportation, one of the biggies is making a change to its leadership structure. Ali Vahabzadeh, the CEO and co-founder of ride-sharing startup Chariot, which F... |
| 28.07.2017 | Could this ‘minivan as a service’ be a solution for NYC’s transit problems? | A company called Chariot thinks it can fix your L train desperation. Announcing its operations in New York yesterday, Chariot is van as a service, which will run like buses in that the vans will have specific pickup and dropoff points but d... |
| 27.07.2017 | Ford is readying a shuttle service to ease NYC’s ‘Summer of Hell’ | More On: summer of hell No-show NJ Transit crews make morning commute hell MTA turns first day of summer into complete hell for commuters 'Summer of Hell' begins early for commuters at Penn Station NYC is doomed for another 'Summer of Hell'... |
| 25.05.2017 | For deposed Ford CEO, the future didn’t come quickly enough | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Ford announced that CEO Mark Fields retired on Mo... |
| 10.09.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 9/10/16 | Salesforce acquired HeyWire; Intel bought Movidius; Google purchased Apigee Intel acquired Movidius, a company that designs specialized low-power processor chips for computer vision. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed. Intel plan... |
| - | Urban and inter-urban mobility: how is changing how people move | This article is not intended to be a consultancy paper. Instead, we want to provide you with a snapshot of what we see in the market. With this in mind, we have deliberately created it. If you want to discuss a holistic approach, feel free ... |