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Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some Customers
September 17, 2018

Uber, a ridesharing company, has started testing traffic estimates for its Android riders during the past few months and has recently expanded it to its iOS users, according to reports. The feature has been live for all of Uber’s drivers and provides indicators of congestion...

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Taxify Beats Uber In Africa
September 17, 2018

Taxify, the African ride-hailing app company, is ahead of Uber Technologies, moving from an Estonian startup to a tech unicorn within five years, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Uber Autonomous Unit Invests $150M In Toronto
September 14, 2018

Uber’s CEO used his first visit to the company’s Canadian tech hub to announce a new engineering hub in Toronto. Dara Khosrowshahi revealed that Uber plans to invest in a $200 million expansion of its self-driving vehicle center in the city. The new engineering hub...

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Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
September 12, 2018

Uber Technologies is facing a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is misclassifying drivers in California as independent contractors in order to save money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Grab Expands Payments To Vietnam
September 11, 2018

Grab, a Southeast Asian ridehailing company, announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it has inked a partnership with Vietnam’s Moca Technology and Service company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Uber Ecosystem Expands Into Uber Cash
September 10, 2018

Mention innovation and disruption and thoughts will often turn to Uber. The story of the ridesharing company’s massive disruption of the century-old regulated taxi industry is well-documented. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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What Innovators Can Learn From Uber Cash
September 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Formativ Health Teams Up With Lyft For Patient Rides
September 07, 2018

To help patients get rides to their medical appointments, Formativ Health is teaming up with Lyft. The health services company plans to work with Lyft to integrate the ridesharing company’s Concierge into its patient engagement platform (PEP), Formativ said in an announcement. Get the Full...

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Uber Launching Taxi-Hailing Service In Nagoya
September 06, 2018

Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing startup, announced on Thursday (Sept. 6) that it is launching a taxi-hailing app in Nagoya as it aims to expand in a country where its services aren’t in operation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...