ride-hailing

Uber and Yandex Merger Gets Nod From Russian Regulators

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

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  |  Gig Economy

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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 & Regulation

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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Didi Chuxing And SoftBank To Invest $2B In Grab
Didi Chuxing And SoftBank To Invest $2B In Grab
July 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, and SoftBank are reportedly teaming up to invest $2 billion in Grab, the leading ridesharing company operating out of...

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Today in Data: Uber in Danger Zone?
Today in Data: Uber in Danger Zone?
July 17, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

2017 has not been the best of the best for ride-hailing company Uber. From its CEO stepping down to employees filing and winning lawsuits, Uber...

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Grab Poised To Raise $2B In Funding
Grab Poised To Raise $2B In Funding
July 17, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Grab Taxi Holdings, the Singapore ride-hailing company and Uber Technologies’ largest rival in Southeast Asia, is in the processing of raising $2 billion in venture...

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