ride-hailing

Lyft Takes A Page From Netflix, Tests Monthly Subscriptions
Lyft Takes A Page From Netflix, Tests Monthly Subscriptions
March 16, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Ride-hailing company Lyft is reportedly testing the availability of monthly subscription plans for customers who use the service a lot. Citing comments Lyft Chief Executive...

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Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary
Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

Uber Eats or Grubhub? Postmates or Instacart? For last-mile delivery, there are several choices for consumers to get take out, household products or their groceries...

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China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
January 04, 2018  |  Ridesharing

One of Uber’s ridesharing rivals, China’s Didi Chuxing, has acquired Brazilian startup 99, reportedly for around $1 billion. According to TechCrunch, the news comes after...

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Uber and Yandex Merger Gets Nod From Russian Regulators
Uber and Yandex Merger Gets Nod From Russian Regulators
November 27, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber and Yandex’s ride-sharing businesses got the nod on Friday (Nov. 24) to merge operations in Russia. Reuters reported that Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)...

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Uber Adds Live Location Sharing To App
Uber Adds Live Location Sharing To App
November 21, 2017  |  uber of x

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...

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Daimler Looks To Bring Ride-Hailing Services To Europe
Daimler Looks To Bring Ride-Hailing Services To Europe
September 05, 2017  |  International

Reuters reports that Daimler is investing as much as 50 million euros in a joint venture with Via, a ride-hailing startup based in the United...

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Former Uber CEO Calls Benchmark Lawsuit A ‘Public And Personal’ Attack
Former Uber CEO Calls Benchmark Lawsuit A ‘Public And Personal’ Attack
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

The ousted CEO of Uber called a lawsuit filed against him by one of the company’s top investors a “public and personal attack” without merit....

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Lyft Buys YesGraph, DataScore as The Business Grows
Lyft Buys YesGraph, DataScore as The Business Grows
August 11, 2017  |  Innovation

Lyft, the ride-hailing service, which provided an update about its growth on Thursday (Aug. 10), also announced that it is acquiring the technology and team...

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Hertz And Avis Eye Uber Impact, With Rough Road Ahead
Hertz And Avis Eye Uber Impact, With Rough Road Ahead
August 10, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Aging fleets, fickle car buyers and, of course, Uber and Lyft are all proving to be a perfect storm for rental stalwarts Hertz and Avis. But...

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