Ride-Sharing

Washington, D.C., Ups Its Taxi Game With Square
Washington, D.C., Ups Its Taxi Game With Square
July 04, 2017  |  What's Hot

For the last few years, ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have taken off and completely disrupted the taxi industry. As we reported last month,...

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Uber Might Acquire Engineering Team From Car Valet Startup Luxe
Uber Might Acquire Engineering Team From Car Valet Startup Luxe
June 12, 2017  |  Startups

Uber is in acquisition talks to fold in much of the engineering team from on-demand car valet startup Luxe. According to Fortune Magazine, Uber interviewed employees of Luxe’s...

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Lyft Goes Black Car
Lyft Goes Black Car
May 26, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is introducing luxury black cars in five major cities this week in an attempt to compete for Uber’s high-end clientele. According to Bloomberg Technology, the new...

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Vulog’s Plan To Compete With Uber
Vulog’s Plan To Compete With Uber
May 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Drivers for ride-hailing services no longer need to own their own car. Instead, Uber and Lyft drivers can now take advantage of shared cars via...

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Thai Transport Authority Fines Uber, Grab Drivers
Thai Transport Authority Fines Uber, Grab Drivers
March 08, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Thailand’s transport authorities are going after drivers who work for ride-hailing services like Uber and GrabCar, even saying they will ask the military government to...

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Grab Continues Expansion Into Indonesia With Kudo Acquisition
Grab Continues Expansion Into Indonesia With Kudo Acquisition
February 14, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Grab, Uber’s Southeast Asia rival, is in the process of buying Indonesia-based online payments startup Kudo, making it Grab’s first major acquisition. According to TechCrunch, the deal could...

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Cab Glut In The Big Apple Hints At Ridesharing As Salve?
Cab Glut In The Big Apple Hints At Ridesharing As Salve?
January 04, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Is the Big Apple overrun with one of its ubiquitous signifiers — the yellow cab? CNNMoney reported recently on an MIT study, which, earlier this week,...

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