ride-hailing app

China Launching State-Owned Ride-Hailing App, Easing Tech Crackdown 
China Launching State-Owned Ride-Hailing App, Easing Tech Crackdown 
January 18, 2023  |  Ridesharing

China is reportedly launching a state-owned ride-hailing app. The launch of Strong Nation Transport signals that China aims to be involved in the tech industry...

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Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
October 09, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Microsoft and Grab, the on-demand transportation, mobile payments, and online-to-offline services platform in Southeast Asia, announced Monday (October 9) a strategic partnership in which Grab...

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Taxify Beats Uber In Africa
Taxify Beats Uber In Africa
September 17, 2018  |  Ridesharing

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...

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Toyota Invests $500 Million In Uber As Part Of New Partnership
Toyota Invests $500 Million In Uber As Part Of New Partnership
August 28, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Toyota Motor is gearing up to invest $500 million in ride-hailing company Uber Technologies as part of a deal to work on self-driving vehicles with...

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Uber And Careem In Talks To End Costly Rivalry
Uber And Careem In Talks To End Costly Rivalry
July 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing company, is reportedly in early-stage talks with Careem Networks, the Middle East-based ride-hailing company, to combine operations or for Uber to buy the company...

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Uber To Charge Less For Riders Willing To Wait
Uber To Charge Less For Riders Willing To Wait
June 19, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber is reportedly gearing up to roll out a new pricing structure in which users can get cheaper rides if they are willing to wait...

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Uber To Expand UberEats In Europe, Middle East, Africa
Uber To Expand UberEats In Europe, Middle East, Africa
March 12, 2018  |  Delivery

Ride-hailing company Uber is gearing up to expand its food delivery service, bringing UberEats into 100 new cities this year. According to a report in...

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Uber Confirms SoftBank-Led Investment
Uber Confirms SoftBank-Led Investment
November 14, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ridesharing app Uber confirmed the company has reached a deal, paving the way for Japan’s SoftBank to invest in it, according to a Monday (Nov....

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Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
October 20, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing platform Lyft, a competitor to Uber, announced Thursday (Oct. 19) that CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment fund, was the lead investor in a $1 billion round of...

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