Skedaddle, the ridesharing startup, is trying to do what Uber and Lyft did for ride-hailing for charter bus service around the country. The startup, which was launched two years ago on the premise that people would want to escape the city on the weekend and...
Uber, the ride-hailing startup that has transformed how people get a ride, is now offering gift cards for its service. In a blog post, Uber said that, starting on Monday (Sept. 26), consumers can give gift cards to people to use for free rides via...
Ever notice that your Uber driver looks slightly (or glaringly) different than the person shown in-app, whom you thought was picking you up? Perhaps it’s happened to you, perhaps not. But, it happens more than you think. In every American market, Uber is uploading a...
Ridesharing in India is expanding quickly. In fact, India is on pace to overtake Uber’s U.S. market, which currently stands at number one. Despite intense competition from local ride-hailing apps in India, Uber is seeing a 40 percent month-on-month growth in its Indian market, which spans...
Who can predict the future? Ridesharing company Lyft says it can. Lyft looked into its crystal ball and reported that private car ownership in the U.S. will “all but end” by 2025. John Zimmer, cofounder and president of Lyft, made that surmising announcement on Sunday...
Uber, the ridesharing app, has done an about-face in Macau, saying on Friday (Sept. 9) that it isn’t exiting the market, which it said in August it would do. On its website, Uber cited support for its about-face. “The unprecedented amount of support we received over the...
