Uber certainly isn't making a profit yet, which isn't the worst thing in the world, considering the mammoth market opportunity. Still, investors in its initial public offering should know it could take several years before that red ink turns black.
When flyers think about spending money at the airport, sandwiches and lattes quickly come to mind. But airports are thinking just as much about money spent in the parking lot, and they might need to change their approach.
Many of the components of self-driving cars, such as detection features when a pedestrian gets in the way, are already present in today's vehicles. Yes, there's a lot more testing that's needed before we wave the checkered flag to welcome self-driving cars. Are they going to be hacker-proof? Then again, not much is.