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 To Provide US Health Agencies With Contact Tracing Data

Uber To Provide US Health Agencies With Contact Tracing Data
Uber To Provide US Health Agencies With Contact Tracing Data
July 20, 2020  |  Economy

Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to give public health agencies access to data on drivers and riders who may have come in contact with someone...

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Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program
Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program
July 17, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is giving more drivers plexiglass shields to prevent the spread of germs between the front seat and rear seat areas of cars, the company...

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Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
July 16, 2020  |  Partnerships

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday (July 16) it has acquired Routematch, a software company that collaborates with more than 500 transit systems worldwide. The companies...

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Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status
Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status
July 14, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Massachusetts is the second state to declare that Uber and Lyft drivers should be deemed employees under state wage and hour laws, the Attorney General’s...

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Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
July 13, 2020  |  Digital Payments

“Careem” is an Arabic word meaning, in part, “noble, admirable and praiseworthy.” In the case of Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Careem and its efforts...

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Uber Lets California Drivers Set Fees
Uber Lets California Drivers Set Fees
July 10, 2020  |  Ridesharing

In a move that will give more flexibility to its drivers, less predictability to passengers and potential legal protection for its parent company, Uber now...

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Car Talk: How One Bay Area Limo Fleet Rolls With The (Pandemic) Times
Car Talk: How One Bay Area Limo Fleet Rolls With The (Pandemic) Times
July 10, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

More than a few notable companies have started in a Silicon Valley garage. Maurice Brewster, CEO of Mosaic Global Transportation, said he believes he’s one...

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Didi Chuxing To Accept Digital Yuan
Didi Chuxing To Accept Digital Yuan
July 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

China’s push into the world of digital currency is poised to take another big step forward. Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is teaming up with China’s...

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