So it’s come to this – or, rather, it all comes to a head, so many trends all at once. The sharing economy, environmentally friendly transit and the anti-litter movement all meet. Messily. News comes this week courtesy of CBS that the emergence of the...
With ridesharing platforms, people can hail a ride anytime, anywhere, capitalizing on vehicles and drivers that are already in the system. In the case of uberPOOL or Lyft Line, they can capitalize on extra seats available in rides that are already in progress. With home...
Gobee.bike is pulling out of Paris after thousands of its bicycles were stolen or vandalized. “Over the months of December and January, the mass destruction of our fleet has become the new entertainment of underaged individuals, encouraged by content broadly shared on social media,” the...
Ride-hailing app company Uber reached a settlement with more than 2,000 New York drivers, agreeing to pay $3 million. Reuters, citing a court filing in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, reported that Uber agreed to pay the $3 million to settle what was a...
Uber is preparing for the busy holiday travel season by adding more features to its ride-hailing app. According to a news report in TechCrunch, one of the larger changes to the Uber app is the ability to engage in live location sharing, which enables you...
The European Commission is looking into providing more protections for gig economy workers and others who don’t have standard working contracts, reported Reuters. Citing the Commission’s consultation document on its initiatives, Reuters reported the EU wants more social protections and rights for these so-called casual...
Some innovative entrepreneurs are just born that way. They were the kids who founded lemonade stands before they could count or make lemonade by themselves and who dropped out of Ivy League schools for fear they were wasting the most productive years of their lives sitting in a classroom listening to...
Buying items online has become a regular everyday occurrence. With access to smart devices and laptops, consumers have the ability order anything from anywhere at anytime. An issue that can arise when buying sight unseen — rather than going to see the item in person — is that...
Gathering large groups of people to travel across the city or across the country can be a feat in and of itself. One of the key pieces of the puzzle that involves transporting any group over ten is the issue of how to get from point...
