Business News
Uber Pledges to Enlist a Million Female Drivers by 2020
The ride-hailing app is under the microscope due to a handful of driver assaults on passengers in some cities.
By Reuters
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Marketing
Lyft CMO: Uber Is the Wal-Mart of Transportation. We Aren’t.
Even as Lyft grows up, it is seeking to maintain its position as the friendly, fun ridesharing brand.
Thought Leaders
These Are the Best Cities for Uber and Lyft Drivers (Infographic)
San Francisco-based software platform Zen99 analyzed a handful of criteria that make a metro area likely to be profitable for drivers on ridesharing platforms.
Tech
Entrepreneurs Are Working to Uber-fy the Trucking Industry.
Venice, Calif.-based Cargomatic, an app that connects local shippers with local truckers, just raised $8 million in VC funding.
Business Legal
Uber, Lyft Face Crucial Courtroom Test Over Driver Benefits
Are their drivers independent contractors or employees?
By Reuters
Business News
Who Exactly Are Uber’s Drivers?
As the ridesharing technology megalith continues to add billions to its coffers, here's a breakdown on Uber's drivers and what motivates them to work for the service.
Building a Business
Lyft Ditches Its Fluffy Pink Mustache for a Glowstache. Good Move or Bad?
The ridesharing service is changing its most iconic corporate identifying marker in its third year out of the gate.
Building a Business
Chastened Uber CEO Seeks Fresh Start for Ride Services in Europe
Uber's chief executive promised to create 50,000 new jobs this year across Europe in cities that are willing to reach deals to help his firm operate.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Uber Hits Roadblocks in Taiwan, China
Questions have been raised about the licensing standards for Uber drivers in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland mega city of Chongqing.
By Reuters
Business News
Rise of the Car-Sharing Apps Poses Threat to Auto Sector
The humble smartphone could throw a wrench in the works of the car sector's post-crisis turnaround.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Good News for Airbnb Hosts and Uber Drivers: Here Comes Insurance
The independent sharing economy organization Peers unveils plans for two insurance programs for individuals working in the sharing economy.
Building a Business
Uber Raises $1.2 Billion in New Funding Based on a $40 Billion Valuation
The San Francisco-based transportation juggernaut announced its most recent raise with a bit of a mea culpa and a promise to be a 'smarter and more humble company.'
Building a Business
Taxi Wars: Uber Rolls Out Program in NYC That Will Cut Fares By Half
The San Francisco-based transportation juggernaut says that with UberPOOL, riders going the same way can hop in a car together and split the fee.
Building a Business
Lyft Says Former COO Took Confidential Files With Him to Uber
Travis VanderZanden denies the claims that he took secret company information with him when he left one ridesharing company for the other.
Building a Business
This Obsessive Entrepreneur Documented His 955 Rides as a Lyft Driver
In downtime between launching companies, Greg Muender decided to try on a pink mustache. And he tracked every penny that came and went.
Building a Business
Uber’s Nonprofit Ride-Sharing Pilot Program in China Shifts Into High Gear
'People's Uber,' the company's pilot program that connects car owners with passengers, is expanding its presence in China.
Building a Business
Gett Is Playing Serious Hardball to Win Drivers From Uber
The Tel Aviv-based car-hailing technology is offering Uber drivers $500 to switch companies.
Building a Business
Uber Picks Up Lyft’s Former COO
Travis VanderZanden left one San Francisco-based ridesharing company for another.
Tech
This Ridesharing Service You’ve Never Heard of Has 10 Million Members and Counting
BlaBlaCar is like Uber for long-distance trips, and this week it just launched in its 13th country.
Building a Business
Richard Branson Gets Into Carpooling
Ridesharing service Sidecar announced a $15 million Series B round from the Virgin co-founder and some top VC houses, including Avalon Ventures and Union Square Ventures.
Building a Business
Regulator-Innovator Tug-of-War: California Warns Uber, Lyft and Sidecar on Carpooling
The ride-hailing apps have been told that they are in violation of state law by offering carpooling services for money.
Business News
Uber Faces Lawsuit Over Drivers Allegedly Discriminating Against Blind Passengers
The California chapter of the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit against the San-Francisco based ride-hailing app earlier this week.
Building a Business
Look Out, Uber: A Ride-Sharing Service in NYC Is Peddling $10 Flat Rates
Ride-hailing app Gett announces a promotion where every ride in Manhattan is $10 for the rest of 2014. Flat fare. Any time.
Building a Business
Uber Says It Will Continue Service in Germany Despite Ban
The San Francisco-based ride-hailing app will face fees of $328,000 each time it operates in the fast-growing European market.
Building a Business
Looking to Be Everywhere, Uber Opens Its API to Big-Name Companies
The ridesharing company has released a feature that allows third-party companies like Trip Advisor, Starbucks and United Airlines to embed the Uber service into their own mobile applications.
Business News
Lyft COO Exits, Says Controversial NYC Launch Isn’t the Reason
The COO of Lyft is leaving the company, taking his entire operations staff with him.
Building a Business
Uber Unveils Carpooling Option to Make Trips Cheaper
The San Francisco-based taxi alternative announces UberPool, an option for strangers going in the same direction to hitch a ride together and share the cost.