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

European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches €100M Investment
European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches €100M Investment
May 26, 2020  |  Investments

With funding that will help keep growing its product categories from ridesharing to food delivery and micro-mobility in Africa as well as Europe, Bolt closed...

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Uber Customer Asks Judge To Overturn Price-Fixing Ruling
Uber Customer Asks Judge To Overturn Price-Fixing Ruling
May 26, 2020  |  Legal

An Uber customer who launched an antitrust lawsuit against the rideshare giant in 2015 asked a Manhattan federal judge on Friday (May 22) to overturn...

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Uber India Lays Off 600 As Ride Demands Vanish Amid COVID-19
Uber India Lays Off 600 As Ride Demands Vanish Amid COVID-19
May 26, 2020  |  International

As India sees COVID-19 cases quickly climb for the seventh day in a row as of Tuesday (May 26), Uber, like most businesses in the...

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Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic
Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic
May 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Uber said it has so far spent $19 million assisting almost 50,000 drivers and food delivery couriers who came down with the coronavirus or were...

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Uber Institutes New Protocols To Safeguard Driver, Rider Health
Uber Institutes New Protocols To Safeguard Driver, Rider Health
May 13, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber, inviting users to take a “second first trip,” has introduced new safety guidelines to help protect people from the coronavirus as they begin taking...

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SoftBank Envisions Fewer Food Delivery Rivals Amid Digital Shift
SoftBank Envisions Fewer Food Delivery Rivals Amid Digital Shift
May 13, 2020  |  Delivery

The food delivery market may have fewer platforms competing for diners in many places, with reports emerging that ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. was in...

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Uber Rival Bolt Sidesteps Layoffs Despite Losses
Uber Rival Bolt Sidesteps Layoffs Despite Losses
May 12, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The Estonia-based rideshare unicorn Bolt — Uber’s main competitor in Europe — said it isn’t laying off any workers despite a 75 percent drop in...

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Uber’s And Lyft’s Divergent Journeys Through The Pandemic
Uber’s And Lyft’s Divergent Journeys Through The Pandemic
May 08, 2020  |  Ridesharing

To get a sense of how the pandemic can affect companies differently – even competitors in the same vertical, jockeying for position, for mindshare, for...

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Balancing Gig Workers’ Desire For Work Flexibility, With The Need For A Steady Paycheck
Balancing Gig Workers’ Desire For Work Flexibility, With The Need For A Steady Paycheck
May 08, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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