November 06, 2018
Airlines Raise The Price Of Loyalty
In the digital world, loyalty can work as a differentiator, a way to keep consumers amid fierce competition from many merchants. But loyalty also comes at a price, and as...
October 16, 2018
Lyft Rolls Out All-Access Monthly Subscription Plan
Lyft, the ride-hailing company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 16) that it has launched a new subscription plan that it is calling its All-Access Plan. In a blog post, Lyft said...
October 04, 2018
Google Assistant Can Now Book Users An Uber, Lyft Ride
Google Assistant can now help users book a car from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, GO-JEK and other ridesharing services. The feature, which works with Google Assistant-enabled speakers and on phones,...
May 04, 2018
Elon Musk Plans For 2019 Launch For Tesla Rideshare Program
Tesla’s CEO revealed that while technology for the company’s autonomous vehicle ridesharing network will be ready by the end of next year, it’s still unclear as to when the service...
February 02, 2018
Alphabet Misses But Google Assistant Gets Updates
Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, delivered fourth-quarter results that disappointed investors, at least as far as their bottom line was concerned. While the company beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations, it...
January 19, 2018
Automakers Rev Up Venture Capital Engine With 38 Investments in...
Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. Some are taking an alternate approach...
December 07, 2017
Lyft Tests Self-Driving Cars In Boston
Lyft has started its self-driving car pilot with the self-driving car company nuTonomy, matching its riders with autonomous vehicles in parts of Boston. nuTonomy made the announcement that passengers in Boston’s...
October 27, 2017
Zipcar Uses Subscription Commerce To Challenge Uber
Zipcar, the unit of Avis Budget Group, has launched a program in which commuters in cities pay for a monthly subscription to gain access to unlimited cars during a workweek....
October 27, 2017
Mobile Drives Alphabet/Google Q3 Earnings Surge
Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, seems to be dotting its “I”s and crossing its “T”s as the company delivered third-quarter results that showed traction in advertising, mobile initiatives and...
