Ridesharing

Peer-to-peer ridesharing can be divided along the spectrum from commercial, for-fee transportation network companies to for-profit ridesharing services to informal nonprofit peer-to-peer carpooling arrangements.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Uber CEO: Crypto Payments Are Coming…Someday
Uber CEO: Crypto Payments Are Coming…Someday
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Uber Technologies Inc.’s CEO said Friday (Feb. 11) that the company will someday accept Bitcoin as a payment option on its app, but he left...

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Uber, Lyft Earnings Show Divergent Platform Strategies 
Uber, Lyft Earnings Show Divergent Platform Strategies 
February 10, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Earnings season is prime time to take stock — literally, because stocks react quickly to earnings — of corporate strategies, of the varying approaches companies...

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Uber Delivery Gross Bookings Surge 33% YoY As Ordering Online is ‘Ingrained Habit’
Uber Delivery Gross Bookings Surge 33% YoY As Ordering Online is ‘Ingrained Habit’
February 09, 2022  |  Earnings

Uber Technologies posted fourth-quarter results that showed continued traction in its delivery and freight segments, even as the core ride-hailing business recovered — evidence that...

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Flying Air Taxis Cleared for Approach as Urban Mobility Eyes the Skies of 2024
Flying Air Taxis Cleared for Approach as Urban Mobility Eyes the Skies of 2024
January 24, 2022  |  Transportation

Funny how with regular cars we call it “ridesharing” whereas up in the sky the word “taxi” still describes new copter-like vehicles meant to take...

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Estonia’s Bolt App Nets $714M to Scale Its Shared Mobility Platform
Estonia’s Bolt App Nets $714M to Scale Its Shared Mobility Platform
January 11, 2022  |  Investments

Tallinn, Estonia-based “super app” Bolt has announced its biggest funding round yet, according to a company blog post Tuesday (Jan. 11). The investment for 628...

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DiDi Co-Founder Steps Down As Company Chairman Amid Delisting
DiDi Co-Founder Steps Down As Company Chairman Amid Delisting
January 11, 2022  |  Personnel

The co-founder of Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing has left his position as chairman of the company’s payment operation amid a cybersecurity investigation and delisting...

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Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing Industry’s Advance?
Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing Industry’s Advance?
January 11, 2022  |  IPO

Platforms, in starkest terms, enable demand to meet supply. We’ve seen the dynamics across all manner of interactions, from vacation homes (Airbnb) to B2B to...

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Uber-Backed Robotics Startup Predicts Autonomous Food Delivery Will Be in All Major Cities Within Five Years
Uber-Backed Robotics Startup Predicts Autonomous Food Delivery Will Be in All Major Cities Within Five...
December 22, 2021  |  Delivery

Consumers want food delivery faster and more frequently than ever, but the economics still do not work. With leading services raising prices from their initial...

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Competition Grows in Crowded European E-Scooter Market as US Players Flood In
Competition Grows in Crowded European E-Scooter Market as US Players Flood In
December 21, 2021  |  Transportation

Competition in the European electric scooter (e-scooter) space continues to grow, as micromobility companies capitalize on new sustainability trends to lower greenhouse gas emissions and...

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