Ride-Sharing

Uber And Lyft Gave 65 Percent More Rides Than Taxis In New York
Uber And Lyft Gave 65 Percent More Rides Than Taxis In New York
March 16, 2018  |  Ridesharing

New data shows that Uber and Lyft are becoming more popular than yellow and green cabs in New York City. Analysis of data from the...

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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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EU Court To Rule On Uber’s Status This Week
EU Court To Rule On Uber’s Status This Week
December 19, 2017  |  Ridesharing

A European Union court is slated to decide later this week if ridesharing firm Uber is a digital company or one that provides transport services....

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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 To Buy Up To 24K Autonomous Vehicles From Volvo
Uber To Buy Up To 24K Autonomous Vehicles From Volvo
November 21, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Volvo, the vehicle manufacturer, announced Monday (Nov. 20) that it inked a deal with Uber, the ride-hailing app company, to sell it tens of thousands...

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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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Inside GrabPay’s Digital Payments Playbook
Inside GrabPay’s Digital Payments Playbook
November 13, 2017  |  International

Muhammed needs six new computers for his internet café in Jakarta. It’s a small café, and six machines are enough, but the ones he has...

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Uber Slaps Another New Fee On The Customer
Uber Slaps Another New Fee On The Customer
October 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber is hitting passengers with some new fees, created to entice drivers who don’t want to wait for slow passengers, drive longer distances for out-of-the-way...

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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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