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 Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates

Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
July 06, 2020  |  Partnerships

Uber Technologies agreed Monday (July 6) to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion. “Uber and Postmates have long shared...

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Uber To Continue Mandating Masks Into July
Uber To Continue Mandating Masks Into July
July 02, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber will be requiring drivers and riders to wear masks for the forseeable future, Reuters reported. The rule, put in place May 18 to hopefully...

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Uber Money Head Quits As Company Moves Away From Financial Operations
Uber Money Head Quits As Company Moves Away From Financial Operations
June 25, 2020  |  Personnel

Uber financial services leader Peter Hazlehurst has stepped down from his position as the rideshare company has put its plan to start a digital wallet...

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California Seeks Court Order To Make Uber, Lyft Drivers Employees
California Seeks Court Order To Make Uber, Lyft Drivers Employees
June 24, 2020  |  Ridesharing

In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber...

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Uber’s SaaS Push Shows Flexibility Of Platform Model
Uber’s SaaS Push Shows Flexibility Of Platform Model
June 18, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Pandemics and economic slumps put business models to the test — and the most flexible business models may stand the best chance of rebounding most...

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Bitcoin Daily: Austria Backs Pandemic-Related Blockchain Initiative; Ride-Hailing App Ryde Will Enable Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Austria Backs Pandemic-Related Blockchain Initiative; Ride-Hailing App Ryde Will Enable Bitcoin Payments
June 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The government of Austria is backing the creation of a pandemic-related mobile application based on the blockchain, CoinDesk reported. Its Federal Ministry for Digital and...

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Uber Inks First Deal To Manage Public Transit
Uber Inks First Deal To Manage Public Transit
June 17, 2020  |  Ridesharing

With ridesharing having taken a hit from the pandemic, Uber is pushing into a new sector: public transportation. Uber — or Uber’s software, to be...

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Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Reportedly Cuts More Than 300 Jobs 
Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Reportedly Cuts More Than 300 Jobs 
June 16, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Grab, the $14 billion Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup, announced hundreds of job losses on Tuesday (June 16) as the impact of COVID-19 continues to take...

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